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Today’s poem is I Find Myself Defending Pigeons by Keith S. Wilson.

Today’s poem is Bonfire Opera by Danusha Laméris.

Today’s poem is Étude by Amy Gerstler.

Today’s poem is Crossing the Line by E. Ethelbert Miller.

Today’s poem is Tea by Leila Chatti.

Today’s poem is Sex Without Love by Sharon Olds.

Today’s poem is Lately I Am Trying by Sanna Wani.

Today’s poem is I Worry My Mother Will Die and I Will Know Nothing by Asa Drake.

Today’s poem is Trash by Joshua Bennett.

Today’s poem is [since feeling is first] by E.E. Cummings.

Today’s poem is Sleeping with the Chihuahua by Tami Haaland.

Today’s poem is Fish Heads by R.A. Villanueva.

Today’s poem is Thanks by W.S. Merwin.

Today, we’re thrilled to share that the new host of The Slowdown is Maggie Smith.

Today’s poem is Workshop by Jacob Shores-Argüello.

Today’s poem is Nocturne by Oliver Baez Bendorf.

Today’s poem is Accessory to War by Kim Stafford.

Today’s poem is In Love by Chloe Martinez.