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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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1509: Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian

Today’s poem is Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian.


Today’s poem is Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Fences and walls are human-made structures, and they are inevitably eroded by the landscape itself: the rocks fall or are worn down by wind and rain; the wood rots or topples. And what happens when the boundary between what one person owns and what another person owns falls, or fails? Then what?” We’re asking you, our community of listeners, to help us select poems to share on the show in an upcoming week of special programming. What poems have you sent friends and loved ones to encourage them to slow down? Send in your own selection, we’ll mail you a special Slowdown postcard and sticker as a thank you. Submit here: https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/slowdown_submissions?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=slowdown_communitysubmissions_fy26

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1508: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller

Today’s poem is Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller.


Today’s poem is Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem shows us that even when we can escape the physical location of a painful situation, our mind can still try to free itself from what the body remembers.” We’re asking you, our community of listeners, to help us select poems to share on the show in an upcoming week of special programming. What poems have you sent friends and loved ones to encourage them to slow down? Send in your own selection, we’ll mail you a special Slowdown postcard and sticker as a thank you. Submit here: https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/slowdown_submissions?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=slowdown_communitysubmissions_fy26

1507: How to Dress a Star by Nicholas Goodly

Today’s poem is How to Dress a Star by Nicholas Goodly.


Today’s poem is How to Dress a Star by Nicholas Goodly. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem reminds me to feel tenderness toward the earlier versions of me. It reminds me that we should acknowledge our past selves more. Just think of what earlier versions of you were able to endure. Bless them for that.” We’re asking you, our community of listeners, to help us select poems to share on the show in an upcoming week of special programming. What poems have you sent friends and loved ones to encourage them to slow down? Send in your own selection, we’ll mail you a special Slowdown postcard and sticker as a thank you. Submit here: https://cloud.connect.americanpublicmedia.org/slowdown_submissions?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=slowdown_communitysubmissions_fy26


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1509: Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian

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A Farewell to Major Jackson

Supported in Part by National Endowment for the Arts

Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

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Truth Be Told

Ripple

The Splendid Table

The Slowdown

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Recent Episodes

1509: Something there is that doesn’t love by Armen Davoudian

1508: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller

1507: How to Dress a Star by Nicholas Goodly

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

Announcements

A Farewell to Major Jackson

Supported in Part by National Endowment for the Arts

Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

Other APM Podcasts

Truth Be Told

Ripple

The Splendid Table