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

628: I Guess By Now I Thought I’d Be Done With Shame

Today’s poem is I Guess By Now I Thought I’d Be Done With Shame by Franny Choi.

627: Don’t Say Love Just Signal

Today’s poem is Don't Say Love Just Signal by Tyree Daye.

626: Explication on a Nude Photograph Taken After Hours at the Bright Beach

Today’s poem is Explication on a Nude Photograph Taken After Hours at the Bright Beach by A. Prevett.

625: Not everything is a poem

Today’s poem is Not everything is a poem by Maggie Smith.

624: Sunflowers in the Median

Today’s poem is Sunflowers in the Median by Natalie Homer.

623: What Do You Want to Do Today

Today’s poem is What Do You Want to Do Today by Sean Cho A.

622: Self-Portrait With Woman On The Subway

Today’s poem is Self-Portrait With Woman On The Subway by Hayan Charara.

621: The Wrong Question More Than Once

Today’s poem is The Wrong Question More Than Once by Matt Donovan.

620: Egrets

Today’s poem is Egrets by Kevin Young.

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