Episodes: 2024

Today’s poem is That's My Heart Right There by Willie Perdomo.

Today’s poem is On the Death of a Young Lady Five Years of Age, a reinscription by Aracelis Girmay. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

Today’s poem is The Canonization by John Donne.

Today’s poem is On Living by Nâzim Hikmet, translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk.

Today’s poem is 52 Blue by Sappho Stanley.

Today’s poem is Farmers’ Market by Molly Fisk.

Today’s poem is Listening to Monk's Misterioso I Remember Braiding My Sisters' Hair by Christopher Gilbert.

Today’s poem is A Garden and a Street by Teresa Cader.

Today’s poem is Big Purple Peonies by Margaret Ross.

Today’s poem is Telescope by Louise Glück.

Today’s poem is Poem (“Instant coffee with…”) by Frank O'Hara.

Today’s poem is Waiting for the Annular Eclipse by Rhoni Blankenhorn.

Today’s poem is Aleppo by Hala Alyan.

Today’s poem is Brooklyn is for Breakups by Chen Chen.

Today’s poem is Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández.

Today’s poem is My Father Flying by Jan Beatty.

Today’s poem is Forgiveness Rock Record by Tawanda Mulalu.

Today’s poem is Shadow Play by Jessica Fisher.