Podcast: The Slowdown

Every weekday, Tracy K. Smith delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Produced in partnership with the Poetry Foundation and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

[encore] 644: Georgia O’Keeffe, “From the Faraway, Nearby,” 1937

Today’s poem is Georgia O’Keeffe, “From the Faraway, Nearby,” 1937 by Camille Carter. This episode was originally released on April 1, 2022.

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[encore] 611: During the Pandemic I Listen to the July 26, 1965, Juan-les-Pins Recording of A Love Supreme

Today’s poem is During the Pandemic I Listen to the July 26, 1965, Juan-les-Pins Recording of A Love Supreme by Ellen Bass. This episode was originally released on February 15, 2022.

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[encore] 646: every exquisite thing

Today’s poem is every exquisite thing by heidi andrea restrepo rhodes. This episode was originally released on April 5, 2022.

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[encore] 595: Pegasus Autopsy

Today’s poem is Pegasus Autopsy by Julio Pazos Barrera. This episode was originally released on January 24, 2022.

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[encore] 615: The Studio

Today’s poem is The Studio by Cedar Sigo. This episode was originally released on February 21 2022.

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[encore] 629: Halfway

Today’s poem is Halfway by Paula Mendoza. This episode was originally released on 3/11/2022.

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[encore] 683: I Have a Rendezvous With Life

Today’s poem is I Have a Rendezvous With Life by Countee Cullen. This episode was originally released on 5/26/2022.

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[encore] 518: Metamorphosis: The Female Into

Today’s poem is Metamorphosis: The Female Into by Maggie Queeney. This episode was originally released on 10/7/2021.

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795: The End of Poetry

Today’s poem is The End of Poetry by Ada Limón.

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794: High Fidelity

Today’s poem is High Fidelity by Tara Betts.

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