Episodes: 2023

Today’s poem is Short Essay on Love by Sarah Manguso.

Today’s poem is Polycardial by James Hoch.

Today’s poem is Discourse by Orlando White.

Today’s poem is Foxglove by Ambalila Hemsell.

Today’s poem is In Light of Stars by Bruce Willard.

Today’s poem is Heirloom by Zeina Hashem Beck.

Today’s poem is Landscape with Things by Alexandria Hall.

Today’s poem is We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Today’s poem is Fragment (Stone) by Ann Lauterbach.

Today’s poem is Improvement by Danusha Laméris.

Today’s poem is Night Terrors in America by CJ Evans.

Today’s poem is Shucking Oysters by Khalisa Rae. This episode was originally released on August 15, 2022.

Today’s poem is Hammond B3 Organ Cistern by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. This episode was originally released on November 24, 2021.

Today’s poem is Don't Think by Elisa Gabbert. This episode was originally released on March 14, 2022.

Today’s poem is Final Poem for the "Field of Poetry" by Phillip B. Williams. This episode was originally released on June 7, 2022.

Today’s poem is Asking About My Mother by Crystal Wilkinson. This episode was originally released on December 20, 2021.

Today’s poem is Reading Szymborska at Friday Harbor by Patrycja Humienik. This episode was originally released on June 14th, 2022.

In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown's new host, Major Jackson, for new episodes beginning January 23, 2023.