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20261112 Slowdown Mary Szybist20261112 Slowdown Mary Szybist

1601: Girls Overheard While Assembling a Puzzle by Mary Szybist

November 12, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Girls Overheard While Assembling a Puzzle by Mary Szybist.
20261111 Slowdown Ellen Bass20261111 Slowdown Ellen Bass

1600: The Thing Is by Ellen Bass

November 11, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is The Thing Is by Ellen Bass.
20261110 Slowdown Jose A Alcantara20261110 Slowdown Jose A Alcantara

1599: Heading Out to Sea by José A. Alcántara

November 10, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Heading Out to Sea by José A. Alcántara.
20261109 Slowdown Tally V Kayser 20261109 Slowdown Tally V Kayser

1598: Advice to a Monolith by Talley V. Kayser

November 9, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Advice to a Monolith by Talley V. Kayser.
20261106 Slowdown Kahlil Gibran20261106 Slowdown Kahlil Gibran

1597: On Children by Kahlil Gibran

November 6, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is On Children by Kahlil Gibran.
20261105 Slowdown Angela Ball20261105 Slowdown Angela Ball

1596: Hares by Angela Ball

November 5, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Hares by Angela Ball.
20261104 Slowdown Ellie Black20261104 Slowdown Ellie Black

1595: My Shark by Ellie Black

November 4, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is My Shark by Ellie Black.
20261103 Slowdown Emily Lee Luan20261103 Slowdown Emily Lee Luan

1594: The Grass Could Be Yours by Emily Lee Luan

November 3, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is The Grass Could Be Yours by Emily Lee Luan.
20261102 Slowdown Karyna McGlynn20261102 Slowdown Karyna McGlynn

1593: Halloween in the Anthropocene by Karyna McGlynn

November 2, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Halloween in the Anthropocene by Karyna McGlynn.
20251031 Slowdown Kim Addonizio20251031 Slowdown Kim Addonizio

1386: [encore] Night of the Living, Night of the Dead by Kim Addonizio

October 30, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Night of the Living, Night of the Dead by Kim Addonizio.
20250930 Slowdown Yong-Yu Huang20250930 Slowdown Yong-Yu Huang

1363: [encore] Notes on Beachgrass by Yong-Yu Huang

October 29, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Notes on Beachgrass by Yong-Yu Huan.
20250925slowdown-susanaizenberg20250925slowdown-susanaizenberg

1360: [encore] Wind, Blue Sky by Susan Aizenberg

October 28, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Wind, Blue Sky by Susan Aizenberg.
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1354: [encore] Checkout by Caroline Bird

October 27, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Checkout by Caroline Bird.
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1352: [encore] Blue by Jodie Hollander

October 26, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Blue by Jodie Hollander.
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1351: [encore] The Happy Middle by Hedgie Choi

October 23, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is The Happy Middle by Hedgie Choi.
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1350: [encore] Real Estate by Richard Siken

October 22, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Real Estate by Richard Siken.
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1349: [encore] Sati by Vandana Khanna

October 21, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Sati by Vandana Khanna.
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1345: [encore] Arrangements by Adrienne Chung

October 20, 2026 3:00 AM
Today’s poem is Arrangements by Adrienne Chung.
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