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

594: What Bodies Move

Today's poem is What Bodies Move by Kristene Kaye Brown.

593: Fragments for Subduing the Silence

Today's poem is Fragments for Subduing the Silence by Alejandra Pizarnik.

592: Lavender

Today's poem is Lavender by Joanna Fuhrman.

591: The Remaining Facts

Today's poem is The Remaining Facts by Michael Robins.

590: “Let my anger be the celebration we were never / supposed to have.”

Today's poem is “Let my anger be the celebration we were never / supposed to have.” by Natasha Oladokun.

589: addy

Today's poem is addy by moonheart (formerly known as kim mayo).

588: Good Death

Today's poem is Good Death by Rachel Eliza Griffiths.

587: An Old Story

Today's poem is An Old Story by Tracy K. Smith.

586: Poem That Leaves Behind The Ocean

Today's poem is Poem That Leaves Behind The Ocean by Jim Moore.

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