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

776: Bonfire Brides

Today’s poem is Bonfire Brides by Faylita Hicks.

775: A Case Study of Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies

Today’s poem is A Case Study of Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies by Keisha Cassel.

774: Uncertainty Principle at Dawn

Today’s poem is Uncertainty Principle at Dawn by Catherine Barnett.

773: The Dead Are Beautiful Tonight

Today’s poem is The Dead Are Beautiful Tonight by Luther Hughes.

772: On Friendship

Today’s poem is On Friendship by Hagit Grossman.

771: Your Damage

Today’s poem is Your Damage by Mary Biddinger.

770: And

Today’s poem is And by Nicole Sealey.

769: Meeting at an Airport

Today’s poem is Meeting at an Airport by Taha Muhammad Ali.

768: Lately I Am Trying

Today’s poem is Lately I Am Trying by Sanna Wani.

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