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1199: Homo naledi by Sara Borjas

Today’s poem is Homo naledi by Sara Borjas.


Today’s poem is Homo naledi by Sara Borjas.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I see poems functioning in the way stones function, as protection, as foundation, even as weaponry. Today’s poem asserts those simple objects that manifest as testament of our durable existence in the face of opposing forces.” 
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1198: The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright

Today’s poem is The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright. 


Today’s poem is The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright. 
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem strikes that note of fear of being cut off from the world and the impending feelings of abandonment.” 
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1197: March, the Garden by Chera Hammons

Today’s poem is March, the Garden by Chera Hammons.


Today’s poem is March, the Garden by Chera Hammons
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “People often ask me: can poetry be taught? As if there is a playbook for writing poetry, guidelines, and steps. I believe writing poetry, like gardening, is a gradual accumulation of instinctive habits: observing, tending, and nourishing one’s talent and imagination. Today’s poem sees the garden as a barometer of our changing climate and of our inner lives.” 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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1199: Homo naledi by Sara Borjas

1198: The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright

1197: March, the Garden by Chera Hammons

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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

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