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.


All Episodes

[encore] 508: Rehearsal for the New World

Today’s poem is Rehearsal for the New World by Hazem Fahmy. This episode was originally released on September 23, 2021.

[encore] 673: New Town

Today’s poem is New Town by Aleksandar Hemon. This episode was originally released on May 12, 2022.

[encore] 521: Invocation

Today’s poem is Invocation by W. Todd Kaneko. This episode was originally released on October 12 2021.

[encore] 662: To Be in Love

Today’s poem is To Be in Love by Gwendolyn Brooks. This episode was originally released on April 27, 2022.

[encore] 612: After the Fire

Today’s poem is After the Fire by Gregory Fraser. This episode was originally released on February 16, 2022.

[encore] 549: Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem

Today’s poem is Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem by Matthew Olzmann. This episode was originally released on November 19, 2021.

[encore] 534: The moon rose over the bay. I had a lot of feelings.

Today’s poem is The moon rose over the bay. I had a lot of feelings. by Donika Kelly. This episode was originally released on October 29, 2021.

[encore] 648: Love is a Luminous Insect at the Window

Today’s poem is Love is a Luminous Insect at the Window by Martín Espada. This episode was originally released on April 7, 2022.

[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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