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1243: Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn

Today’s poem is Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn.


Today’s poem is Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn. 
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Rock bottom is a funny place. If anyone has been there, then I suppose we all end up in our own rock bottom at some point. The truth about nothing ever ending, nothing ever being final, is that things will be the same again, too. Just not all at the same time, in the same way. You’ll find a new rock bottom. And, a new way out.” 
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1242: Aleppo by Hala Alyan

Today’s poem is Aleppo by Hala Alyan. 


Today’s poem is Aleppo by Hala Alyan. 
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Recently, I dreamt that my friend and I were moving into a big, old apartment. Once we got the couch in the living room, my grandmother appeared, sitting on it. I haven’t seen her in a decade. She died in 2015. I think my grandmother, a woman who witnessed and bore great suffering, a woman who was courageous and loving, came to me to remind me of the strength we need to carry each other.” 
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1241: Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen

Today’s poem is Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen.


Today’s poem is Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen. 
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “I have experienced a whole lot of life, and romance only forms threads of that life, woven into all the other moments. The threads are often short. They have loose ends. What I struggle with – what I’ve struggled with for years – is naming the importance of the relationships I’ve had with people that don’t fit neatly into a category.” 
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This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation

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