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Today’s poem is We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Today’s poem is Fragment (Stone) by Ann Lauterbach.

Today’s poem is Improvement by Danusha Laméris.

Today’s poem is Night Terrors in America by CJ Evans.

Today’s poem is Shucking Oysters by Khalisa Rae. This episode was originally released on August 15, 2022.

Today’s poem is Hammond B3 Organ Cistern by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. This episode was originally released on November 24, 2021.

Today’s poem is Don't Think by Elisa Gabbert. This episode was originally released on March 14, 2022.

Today’s poem is Final Poem for the "Field of Poetry" by Phillip B. Williams. This episode was originally released on June 7, 2022.

Today’s poem is Asking About My Mother by Crystal Wilkinson. This episode was originally released on December 20, 2021.

Today’s poem is Reading Szymborska at Friday Harbor by Patrycja Humienik. This episode was originally released on June 14th, 2022.

In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown's new host, Major Jackson, for new episodes beginning January 23, 2023.

Today’s poem is Red-ish Brown-ish by Trevino L. Brings Plenty. This episode was originally released on January 4th, 2022.

Today’s poem is Not everything is a poem by Maggie Smith. This episode was originally released on March 7th, 2022.

Today’s poem is It Must Be The Supermarket in Me by Major Jackson. Major Jackson will be the new host of the Slowdown, starting on January 23rd, 2023.

Today’s poem is Eventually / One Point Where We Arrive by Adam Clay. This episode was originally released on March 28th, 2022.

Today’s poem is Museum of Sex by Ellen Hagan. This episode was originally released on July 15, 2022.

Today’s poem is Private Property by Analicia Sotelo. This episode was originally released on November 29, 2021.

Today’s poem is On Friendship by Hagit Grossman. This episode was originally released on September 28, 2022.