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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602: The Tyger

February 2, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:47 Comments Off on 602: The Tyger

Today's poem is The Tyger by William Blake.

601: Life Preserver

February 1, 2022 The Slowdown 00:05:20 Comments Off on 601: Life Preserver

Today's poem is Life Preserver by Javier Velaza.

600: I Imagine the Butches’ Stripper Bar

January 31, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:59 Comments Off on 600: I Imagine the Butches’ Stripper Bar

Today's poem is I Imagine the Butches' Stripper Bar by Jill McDonough.

599: Fatherteeth

January 28, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:48 Comments Off on 599: Fatherteeth

Today's poem is Fatherteeth by Ashley Brooke Dailey.

598: Bioluminescence

January 27, 2022 The Slowdown 00:05:34 Comments Off on 598: Bioluminescence

Today's poem is Bioluminescence by Paul Tran.

597: Facelift

January 26, 2022 The Slowdown 00:05:05 Comments Off on 597: Facelift

Today's poem is Facelift by Jennifer L. Knox.

596: Prayer of the Palo Verde Beetle

January 25, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:36 Comments Off on 596: Prayer of the Palo Verde Beetle

Today's poem is Prayer of the Palo Verde Beetle by Felicia Zamora.

595: Pegasus Autopsy

January 24, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:58 Comments Off on 595: Pegasus Autopsy

Today's poem is Pegasus Autopsy by Julio Pazos Barrera.

594: What Bodies Move

January 21, 2022 The Slowdown 00:04:50 Comments Off on 594: What Bodies Move

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

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