The Slowdown

The Slowdown
A poem and a moment of reflection every weekday.

“A true break from the cacophony of life.”

- Alice Florence Orr from Podcast Review
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March 31, 2023
846: Some Madness There
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846: Some Madness There

March 31, 2023

Today’s poem is Some Madness There by Charlotte Pence.

845: Dear Future Me (#12)

March 30, 2023

Today’s poem is Dear Future Me (#12) by Lena Moses-Schmitt.

844: A Ruin

March 29, 2023

Today’s poem is A Ruin by Paul Muldoon.

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