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

Latest Episode

March 27, 2026 3:00 AM
[encore] 1381: What Is This Air Changing, This Warm Aura, These Threads of Air Vibrating Rows of People by Ariel Yelen

The Slowdown

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The Slowdown

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[encore] 1381: What Is This Air Changing, This Warm Aura, These Threads of Air Vibrating Rows of People by Ariel Yelen

Today’s poem is What Is This Air Changing, This Warm Aura, These Threads of Air Vibrating Rows of People by Ariel Yelen.

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Today’s poem is Poem to Remind Myself of the Natural Order of Things by Donika Kelly.

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Today’s poem is Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart.

Announcements

A Farewell to Major Jackson

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

Supported in Part by National Endowment for the Arts

To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

Raising poetry to a more visible and influential position in American culture.

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