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1257: Time || Immemorial by Daniel Simon

December 10, 2024
Today’s poem is Time || Immemorial by Daniel Simon.
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1256: A Dominican Poem by Danielle Legros Georges

December 9, 2024
Today’s poem is A Dominican Poem by Danielle Legros Georges.
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1255: The Presence in Absence by Linda Gregg

December 6, 2024
Today’s poem is The Presence in Absence by Linda Gregg.
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1254: That's My Heart Right There by Willie Perdomo

December 5, 2024
Today’s poem is That's My Heart Right There by Willie Perdomo.
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1253: On the Death of a Young Lady Five Years of Age, a reinscription by Aracelis Girmay

December 4, 2024
Today’s poem is On the Death of a Young Lady Five Years of Age, a reinscription by Aracelis Girmay. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1252: The Canonization by John Donne

December 3, 2024
Today’s poem is The Canonization by John Donne.
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1251: On Living by Nâzim Hikmet, translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk

December 2, 2024
Today’s poem is On Living by Nâzim Hikmet, translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk.
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1250: 52 Blue by Sappho Stanley

November 29, 2024
Today’s poem is 52 Blue by Sappho Stanley.
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1249: Farmers' Market by Molly Fisk

November 28, 2024
Today’s poem is Farmers’ Market by Molly Fisk.
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1248: Listening to Monk's Misterioso I Remember Braiding My Sisters' Hair by Christopher Gilbert

November 27, 2024
Today’s poem is Listening to Monk's Misterioso I Remember Braiding My Sisters' Hair by Christopher Gilbert.
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1247: A Garden and a Street by Teresa Cader

November 26, 2024
Today’s poem is A Garden and a Street by Teresa Cader.
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1246: Big Purple Peonies by Margaret Ross

November 25, 2024
Today’s poem is Big Purple Peonies by Margaret Ross.
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1245: Telescope by Louise Glück

November 22, 2024
Today’s poem is Telescope by Louise Glück.
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1244: Poem by Frank O'Hara

November 21, 2024
Today’s poem is Poem (“Instant coffee with…”) by Frank O'Hara.
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1243: Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn

November 20, 2024
Today’s poem is Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn.
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1242: Aleppo by Hala Alyan

November 19, 2024
Today’s poem is Aleppo by Hala Alyan.
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1241: Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen

November 18, 2024
Today’s poem is Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen.
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1240: Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández

November 15, 2024
Today’s poem is Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández.
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