The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hop...
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1444: Congratulations! Your Grief Is About to Stop Being Relevant! by Bridget Bell
Today’s poem is Congratulations! Your Grief Is About to Stop Being Relevant! by Bridget Bell.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this...
1443: Come Back! by Camille Guthrie
Today’s poem is Come Back! by Camille Guthrie.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “One of the poets I di...
1442: Apocatastasis by G.C. Waldrep
Today’s poem is Apocatastasis by G.C. Waldrep.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When a poet, or a chi...
1441: Birthday Wish by David Groff
Today’s poem is Birthday Wish by David Groff.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem muses on...
1440: New Year by Kate Baer
Today’s poem is New Year by Kate Baer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Is it too late to wish you al...
1439: I Have Lost It by Monica Ferrell
Today’s poem is I Have Lost It by Monica Ferrell.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I’ve misplaced—or...
1438: The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer
Today’s poem is The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem addr...
1437: Now that we’ve been married all these years, by Keetje Kuipers
Today’s poem is Now that we’ve been married all these years, by Keetje Kuipers. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, Magg...
1436: Vacation by Sara Moore Wagner
Today’s poem is Vacation by Sara Moore Wagner.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It feels like a quint...
1435: ars poetica, 2019 by Airea D. Matthews
Today’s poem is ars poetica, 2019 by Airea D. Matthews.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I love poetr...
1434: Waiting for the Call I Am by Wyatt Townley
Today’s poem is Waiting for the Call I Am by Wyatt Townley.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Waiting...
1433: Given to Rust by Vievee Francis
Today’s poem is Given to Rust by Vievee Francis. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched me in...
1432: The Good Guy by Blas Falconer
Today’s poem is The Good Guy by Blas Falconer.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem touched...
1431: Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass
Today’s poem is Going Home by Joan Kwon Glass.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When my children tell...
1430: Earth Shovel by Dan Albergotti
Today’s poem is Earth Shovel by Dan Albergotti.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem, which...
1429: Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart
Today’s poem is Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Midlife has upended ev...
1428: In Defense of “Candelabra with Heads” by Nicole Sealey
Today’s poem is In Defense of “Candelabra with Heads” by Nicole Sealey.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie write...
1427: A toast to something beautiful flapping in the wind by J. Hope Stein
Today’s poem is A toast to something beautiful flapping in the wind by J. Hope Stein.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode...
1426: One-Way Gate by Jenny George
Today’s poem is One-Way Gate by Jenny George.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Sometimes I swear I can...
1425: The Ship by Bianca Stone
Today’s poem is The Ship by Bianca Stone.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem feels right fo...
1424: White Hot Star by W. Todd Kaneko
Today’s poem is White Hot Star by W. Todd Kaneko.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is abo...
1423: Puzzle by Randall Mann
Today’s poem is Puzzle by Randall Mann.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is a kind of mir...
1422: Dear Delinquent by Ann Townsend
Today’s poem is Dear Delinquent by Ann Townsend.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It’s exciting to kn...
1421: My 1994 by Stephanie Burt
Today’s poem is My 1994 by Stephanie Burt.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “In 1994 I was seventeen:...
1420: Losing the Band by Ashley D. Escobar
Today’s poem is Losing the Band by Ashley D. Escobar.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “It’s Christmas,...
1419: Ladies' Arm Wrestling Match at the Blue Moon Diner by Jenny Johnson
Today’s poem is Ladies' Arm Wrestling Match at the Blue Moon Diner by Jenny Johnson.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode,...
1418: Whitetail in the Rain Moving About by Melissa Ginsburg
Today’s poem is Whitetail in the Rain Moving About by Melissa Ginsburg.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes...
1417: My Mother's Love by James Allen Hall
Today’s poem is My Mother's Love by James Allen Hall.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem i...
Bonus Episode: Maggie Smith on This Old House Radio Hour
Today, we have a bonus episode for you: an excerpt of This Old House Radio Hour, featuring our very own Maggie Smith. She takes listeners inside the 1...
1416: Nursery by Kiki Petrosino
Today’s poem is Nursery by Kiki Petrosino.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem draws on the...
1415: Elephants Born Without Tusks by Alison C. Rollins
Today’s poem is Elephants Born Without Tusks by Allison C. Rollins.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “...
1414: This dark is the same dark as when you close by R.A. Villanueva
Today’s poem is by R.A. Villanueva.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is one about parent...
1413: On Proliferation by Cass Donish
Today’s poem is On Proliferation by Cass Donish.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “As a poet, I think...
1412: Ledge (ars poetica) (love poem) (true story) by Amorak Huey
Today’s poem is Ledge (ars poetica) (love poem) (true story) by Amorak Huey.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie...
![[encore] 1343: /’mīgrent/ by Tiana Nobile](https://img.apmcdn.org/dab75ac057a6a10ca2e6f4c7edbb7dd47173293c/square/b114c6-20250827-20250902-slowdown-2000.jpg)
[encore] 1343: /’mīgrent/ by Tiana Nobile
Today’s poem is /’mīgrent/ by Tiana Nobile.
The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes from Maggie’s tenure so far...
![[encore] 1368: Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic? by Andrew Grace](https://img.apmcdn.org/4e92e28a7c8814ec6133d89cdd5ad83e8e32491e/square/2117ad-20251003-20251007-slowdown-andrew-grace-2000.jpg)
[encore] 1368: Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic? by Andrew Grace
Today’s poem is Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic? by Andrew Grace.
The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite epis...
![[encore] 1332: Tea by Leila Chatti](https://img.apmcdn.org/0d30aacaab951861849c413dec2d8ce163479a9f/square/b13caf-20250815-20250818-slowdown-2000.jpg)
[encore] 1332: Tea by Leila Chatti
Today’s poem is Tea by Leila Chatti.
The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes from Maggie’s tenure so far. We’ll...
1364: Hiking Moraine State Park by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza
Today’s poem is Hiking Moraine State Park by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza.
The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episodes f...
![[encore] 1376: Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hair Back by Natalie Dunn](https://img.apmcdn.org/3bb35d80d8d4957661bc4f33c228442826f0d9ca/square/77f9a0-20251010-20251017-slowdown-natalie-dunn-2000.jpg)
[encore] 1376: Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hair Back by Natalie Dunn
Today’s poem is Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hair Back by Natalie Dunn.
The Slowdown is taking a week to return to some of our favorite episod...
1411: Amalgam by Rebecca Foust
Today’s poem is Amalgam by Rebecca Foust.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I have a hard time not usin...