The Slowdown

The Slowdown

Hosted ByTracy K. Smith

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.

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130: Dancing Bear

May 24, 2019 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 130: Dancing Bear

Today's poem is Dancing Bear by Richard Scott.

129: The Year I Had Cancer

May 23, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 129: The Year I Had Cancer

Today's poem is The Year I Had Cancer by Brad Buchanan.

128: Safe house

May 22, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 128: Safe house

Today’s poem is Safe house by Busisiwe Mahlangu.

127: Big Finish

May 21, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 127: Big Finish

Today’s poem is Big Finish by Kimberly Johnson.

126: My Parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary

May 20, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 126: My Parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary

Today’s poem is My Parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary by Aaron Smith.

125: Yoko

May 17, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 125: Yoko

Today's poem is Yoko by Thom Gunn.

124: the break

May 16, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 124: the break

Today's poem is the break by Nate Marshall.

123: When Vision Narrows To A Single Beam of Light

May 15, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 123: When Vision Narrows To A Single Beam of Light

Today’s poem is When Vision Narrows To A Single Beam of Light by Eleanor Wilner.

122: Whipping Tree

May 14, 2019 The Slowdown 00:05:00 Comments Off on 122: Whipping Tree

Today's poem is Whipping Tree by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.

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