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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Poet Major Jackson is your guide on the pathways to feel and understand our common journey – through poetry. In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by APM Studios in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and suppor... more

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Today’s poem is When you have to kill everybody in the room by Niki Herd. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem presents a psychological portrait of a gun owner and the looming senses of danger and p... more

Today5 min

Today’s poem is The Trees by Jericho Brown. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “I love the calls and trills of warblers and rose-breasted grosbeaks, the rushing sound of a brook over stone, the irrational belie... more

Yesterday5 min

Today’s poem is Time || Immemorial by Daniel Simon. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “Poems about public events offer reflection. They counter political and media rhetoric that aims to simplify. Writing poems... more

10 Dec 20245 min

Today’s poem is A Dominican Poem by Danielle Legros Georges. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. I

n this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem problematizes easy notions of citizenship and arbitrary boundaries. It powerfully implores us to ref... more

9 Dec 20246 min

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • I used to love this. And the content is still great. But it seems like the ratio of ads and solicitations to content is increasingly out of balance. It can be hard to focus on the poem with so many pitches flying.

    Podcast Addict
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    sfocat
    a month ago
  • A moment of calm

    A lovely moment of calm in my day. Even on the days I’m listening at 1.25X.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Steve@;"-)(83!;8389;)1):
    United States2 months ago
  • Yes it is a gift

    The reminder to “Praise the mutilated world” arrived right on time. As did your introduction so resonate with the morning I ran out of my favorite coffee. Thank you from a newly minted fan of your show.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Home girl from D
    United States3 months ago
  • If you can get past the host, it’s great!

    The boring, cliched host opens every episode with a story about Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Me but if you can survive those 45-60 seconds you’re typically rewarded with a fresh, insightful poem. Just try to ignore what the host has gleaned from it and you’ll be better off.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    1009926144189363uu
    United States6 months ago
  • What a gift!

    I love that Slowdown consistently offers beautiful, accessible poetry read by someone passionate about life and the craft. I often use the slowdown in the classroom and professional development teaching workshops as a powerful opener to spark curiosity and discussion. I shared the “Chaos Theory” episode with 125 students in our last class of the academic year. What a gift! Thanks for all that you do, Major.

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    Allie 🐊
    United States7 months ago

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