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After two years, two seasons and 443 episodes, Major Jackson is stepping down from the host chair. 


A Farewell to Major Jackson

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[encore] 661: The Field by Rick Barot

Today’s poem is The Field by Rick Barot.


Today’s poem is The Field by Rick Barot. The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Ada Limón’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on April 26, 2022. In this episode, former host Ada Limón writes… 
“I am prone to making up stories about strangers I see from a distance. Even as a kid, I’d delight in giving someone I didn't know a whole invented backstory. It was a way of imagining that I could be them in another life, that somehow if I could allow them a complex narrative, we might not be strangers after all.” 
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[encore] 765: a fishing story. by Mia S. Willis

Today’s poem is a fishing story. by Mia S. Willis.


Today’s poem is a fishing story. by Mia S. Willis. The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Ada Limón’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on September 19, 2022. In this episode, former host Ada Limón writes… 
“Today’s poem is about imagining oneself as the wild and untamed thing, and how someone else might hold you up to the light.” 
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[encore] 723: Divorce by José A. Alcantara

Today’s poem is Divorce by José A. Alcantara.


Today’s poem is Divorce by José A. Alcantara. The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Ada Limón’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on July 21, 2022. In this episode, former host Ada Limón writes… 
“Today’s poem takes the metaphor of a bird visitation and transforms it into a symbol of resilience.” 
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A Farewell to Major Jackson

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Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

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[encore] 661: The Field by Rick Barot

[encore] 765: a fishing story. by Mia S. Willis

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A Farewell to Major Jackson

Supported in Part by National Endowment for the Arts

Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

Other APM Podcasts

Truth Be Told

Ripple

The Splendid Table