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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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1433: Given to Rust by Vievee Francis

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Today’s poem is Given to Rust by Vievee Francis.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched me in how it explores the intimacy of sound, and especially the human voice. How, too, the silence between us can be so loud.” 
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1432: The Good Guy by Blas Falconer

Today’s poem is The Good Guy by Blas Falconer.


Today’s poem is The Good Guy by Blas Falconer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched me because it acknowledges the patience and tenderness we need to have as spouses and as parents. Relationships are a lot of work, and when you have children it adds another layer of love and another layer of work. Another level of consideration.” 
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1431: Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass

Today’s poem is Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass.


Today’s poem is Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When my children tell me about their dreams, it's not uncommon for them to say, “We were at home, but it wasn’t our house,” or “I was with my friends, but they weren’t my real-life friends.” Sometimes I play a cameo role as myself, but sometimes the role of their mother is played by someone else. Dreams are strange like that. Our sleeping brains sometimes offer us alternate versions of familiar people and places.” 
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Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

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Truth Be Told

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