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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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1389: Sehnsucht by Michael Dumanis

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Today’s poem is Sehnsucht by Michael Dumanis.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem introduced me to a new word for longing or yearning—and it showed me a way to use that expansive desire as a frame for the magic of everyday life.” 
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1388: When I Learn Catastrophically by Martha Silano

Today’s poem is When I learn Catastrophically by Martha Silano.


Today’s poem is When I Learn Catastrophically by Martha Silano.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem unexpectedly merges the playfulness of anagrams with the gravitas of a terminal diagnosis—the weight of reckoning with the end of one’s life. But when you think about it, an anagram isn’t just play. It’s a way of making a thing out of something else entirely. A way of seeing—and creating—other possibilities. A way of containing multitudes.” 
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1388: When I learn Catastrophically by Martha Silano

1387: Different Kinds of Sadness by Jenny Molberg

Today’s poem is Different Kinds of Sadness by Jenny Molberg. 


Today’s poem is Different Kinds of Sadness by Jenny Molberg.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When I lost my joy, my generous friends were there. It can be so hard to accept help from others, especially if you pride yourself on being self-sufficient, but I took them up on their offers of meals, and company, and advice. And I’m so glad I did, because these things were all lifesaving. All of these things, in their own ways, helped me close some wounds. All, in their own ways, restarted my heart.” 
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A Farewell to Major Jackson

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Produced in Partnership With the Poetry Foundation

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