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1291: Our Bodies by Michael Bazzett

Today’s poem is Our Bodies by Michael Bazzett. 


Today’s poem is Our Bodies by Michael Bazzett. 
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I grew up pre-Internet, pre-cell phones. For most of my childhood we didn’t have cable TV or a VCR. If I had free time, I was riding my bike, playing outside, or reading a book. We call it “free range” now—the idea that children don’t need to be constantly supervised and entertained. There’s something about being left to your own devices, and having to be resourceful. Free time is an incomparable gift. It’s time to dream, time to imagine your way out of your own boredom, time to invent games or build things with your own two hands.” 
Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp 

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1290: Statement of Teaching Philosophy by Keith Leonard

Today’s poem is Statement of Teaching Philosophy by Keith Leonard.


Today’s poem is Statement of Teaching Philosophy by Keith Leonard.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Maggie Smith writes… “I know I’m not the only one who’s experienced the inadequacy of language. I know I’m not the only one who’s struggled to communicate something I’ve been thinking or feeling. But maybe you’ve experienced the magic of language. Maybe you’ve read something that articulated what you’ve felt or experienced but could never describe yourself. Or created some of your own artful language that gets across what you couldn’t say literally. It feels like a miracle, and it’s why, I think, we turn to poems: Because they often say the unsayable.”  Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp 

1289: Things I Want to Tell You About California by Barbara Costas-Biggs

Today’s poem is Things I Want to Tell You About California by Barbara Costas-Biggs.


Today’s poem is Things I Want to Tell You About California by Barbara Costas-Biggs.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Maggie Smith writes… “Today’s poem feels like a “wish you were here” postcard. It makes me wonder how I would describe where I live to someone faraway, what details I would include. What in my familiar world might woo them to join me here.” 
Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp 

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1291: Our Bodies by Michael Bazzett

1290: Statement of Teaching Philosophy by Keith Leonard

1289: Things I Want to Tell You About California by Barbara Costas-Biggs

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This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation

Special Guest Hosted Episodes

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Truth Be Told

Ripple

The Splendid Table

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1291: Our Bodies by Michael Bazzett

1290: Statement of Teaching Philosophy by Keith Leonard

1289: Things I Want to Tell You About California by Barbara Costas-Biggs

Get a poem handpicked by Major Jackson every weekday. The email includes an abridged version of Major’s introduction.

Announcements

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation

Special Guest Hosted Episodes

Other APM Podcasts

Truth Be Told

Ripple

The Splendid Table