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

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June 17, 2024
1141: When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen

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1141: When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen

Today’s poem is When I Was in My Early Thirties I Saw Elton John in a Nightclub in Atlanta Called Tongue and Groove by Khadijah Queen.

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1140: Fish, Serpent, Egg, Scorpion by Kwame Dawes

Today’s poem is Fish, Serpent, Egg, Scorpion by Kwame Dawes.

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1139: Dolly Would by Julie E. Bloemeke

Today’s poem is Dolly Would by Julie E. Bloemeke.

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