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Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet ) delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Produced in partnership with the @poetryfoundation .
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"I was drawn to this poem because it is so packed with sensory detail: smells, sights, and textures," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in episode 1516. "The poem itself is delicious."Read “Citrus Paradisi” by Arah Ko (@white_fox_girl) — from BRINE ORCHID — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"I was drawn to this poem because it is so packed with sensory detail: smells, sights, and textures," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in episode 1516. "The poem itself is delicious." Read “Citrus Paradisi” by Arah Ko (@white_fox_girl ) — from BRINE ORCHID — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem examines the many possibilities of giving love in a temporary world," @maggiesmithpoet shares in today's episode of The Slowdown, number 1515.Read “True Story” by Camille T. Dungy — from AMERICA, A LOVE STORY (@weslpress) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem examines the many possibilities of giving love in a temporary world," @maggiesmithpoet shares in today's episode of The Slowdown, number 1515. Read “True Story” by Camille T. Dungy — from AMERICA, A LOVE STORY (@weslpress ) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"We read and share poems in times of tragedy because they say something we need to say, or need to hear," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in episode 1514.Read "A Love Poem Will Not Save the World" by C. Russell Price (@c.russellprice) — from OH, YOU THOUGH THIS WAS A DATE? (@nupress) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"We read and share poems in times of tragedy because they say something we need to say, or need to hear," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in episode 1514. Read "A Love Poem Will Not Save the World" by C. Russell Price (@c.russellprice ) — from OH, YOU THOUGH THIS WAS A DATE? (@nupress ) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Loss is inevitable, but so is growth," @maggiesmithpoet shares in episode 1513. "There is a natural order to things that we only partially understand."Read “Climacteric” by Kelly Gray (@_west_of_west) and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Loss is inevitable, but so is growth," @maggiesmithpoet shares in episode 1513. "There is a natural order to things that we only partially understand." Read “Climacteric” by Kelly Gray (@_west_of_west ) and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"I admire how today’s poem is as much about memory — and the connections our minds make — as it is about loss," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in episode 1512.Read "Terra Vita" by Lisa Hiton (@iknowrivers / @queerpoemaday), from AFTERFEAST (@tupelopress), and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.Episodes of The Slowdown are published each weekday in your preferred podcast app!
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"I admire how today’s poem is as much about memory — and the connections our minds make — as it is about loss," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in episode 1512. Read "Terra Vita" by Lisa Hiton (@iknowrivers / @queerpoemaday ), from AFTERFEAST (@tupelopress ), and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio. Episodes of The Slowdown are published each weekday in your preferred podcast app!
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"Sonnet Overheard at Phone Booth” by Elane Kim (@elanemkim). Read by Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet).For a new poem each weekday, listen to The Slowdown in your preferred podcast app or at slowdownshow.org.You can also sign up for our email list and get a daily poem delivered right to your inbox.
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"Sonnet Overheard at Phone Booth” by Elane Kim (@elanemkim ). Read by Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet ). For a new poem each weekday, listen to The Slowdown in your preferred podcast app or at slowdownshow.org. You can also sign up for our email list and get a daily poem delivered right to your inbox.
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"I once heard the comedian Pete Holmes say, about his past, something along the lines of: 'That life was the weird horse I rode to get to this life,'" Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in episode 1511. "Here’s to weird horses, and to do-overs, and to new beginnings, which are endless."Read “Dispatch as Prologue or Epilogue” by Megan Gannon (@megan.gannon.18) — from DISPATCH FROM EVERY SECOND GUESS (@dzancbooks) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"I once heard the comedian Pete Holmes say, about his past, something along the lines of: 'That life was the weird horse I rode to get to this life,'" Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in episode 1511. "Here’s to weird horses, and to do-overs, and to new beginnings, which are endless." Read “Dispatch as Prologue or Epilogue” by Megan Gannon (@megan.gannon.18 ) — from DISPATCH FROM EVERY SECOND GUESS (@dzancbooks ) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem reminds me of the trick that poetry performs, time after time," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in episode 1510. "We can vanish into a poem and emerge whole, but changed. It’s magic."Read "The Magicians at Work" by Nicky Beer (@nbeerpoet) — from REAL PHONIES AND GENUINE FAKES (@milkweed_books) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem reminds me of the trick that poetry performs, time after time," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in episode 1510. "We can vanish into a poem and emerge whole, but changed. It’s magic." Read "The Magicians at Work" by Nicky Beer (@nbeerpoet ) — from REAL PHONIES AND GENUINE FAKES (@milkweed_books ) — and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"What happens when the boundary between what one person owns and what another person owns falls, or fails?" Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) ponders in episode 1509. "Then what?"Read "Something there is that doesn’t love" by Armen Davoudian, from THE PALACE OF FORTY PILLARS, and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"What happens when the boundary between what one person owns and what another person owns falls, or fails?" Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) ponders in episode 1509. "Then what?" Read "Something there is that doesn’t love" by Armen Davoudian, from THE PALACE OF FORTY PILLARS, and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Community" by Emily Bright (@emilykbright), from THIS GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET (@holycowpubs). Read by Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet). For a new poem each weekday, listen to The Slowdown in your favorite podcast app.
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"Community" by Emily Bright (@emilykbright ), from THIS GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET (@holycowpubs ). Read by Maggie Smith (@maggiesmithpoet ). For a new poem each weekday, listen to The Slowdown in your favorite podcast app.
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"Today’s poem shows us that even when we can escape the physical location of a painful situation, our mind can still try to free itself from what the body remembers," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) shares in today's episode, number 1508.Read “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by Wayne Miller (@coppernickeljournal) and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem shows us that even when we can escape the physical location of a painful situation, our mind can still try to free itself from what the body remembers," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) shares in today's episode, number 1508. Read “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by Wayne Miller (@coppernickeljournal ) and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.
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"Today’s poem reminds me to feel tenderness toward the earlier versions of me," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet) writes in episode 1507. "It reminds me that we should acknowledge our past selves more. Just think of what earlier versions of you were able to endure. Bless them for that."Read "How to Dress a Star" by Nicholas Goodly (@nicholasgoodly), from STAR POWER (@scribnerbooks), and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio.You can find episodes of The Slowdown every weekday in your favorite podcast app.
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"Today’s poem reminds me to feel tenderness toward the earlier versions of me," Maggie (@maggiesmithpoet ) writes in episode 1507. "It reminds me that we should acknowledge our past selves more. Just think of what earlier versions of you were able to endure. Bless them for that." Read "How to Dress a Star" by Nicholas Goodly (@nicholasgoodly ), from STAR POWER (@scribnerbooks ), and our full episode transcript at the link in our bio. You can find episodes of The Slowdown every weekday in your favorite podcast app.
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