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1212: Eureka! by Jessica Abughattas

October 8, 2024
Today’s poem is Eureka! by Jessica Abughattas.
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1211: The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert

October 7, 2024
Today’s poem is The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1210: Negro Hero (to Suggest Dorie Miller) by Gwendolyn Brooks

October 4, 2024
Today’s poem is Negro Hero (to Suggest Dorie Miller) by Gwendolyn Brooks. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1209: Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

October 3, 2024
Today’s poem is Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare.
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1208: Gravelly Run by A. R. Ammons

October 2, 2024
Today’s poem is Gravelly Run by A. R. Ammons. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1207: from "Spring and All" by William Carlos Williams

October 1, 2024
Today’s poem is from "Spring and All" by William Carlos Williams. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1206: Birches by Robert Frost

September 30, 2024
Today’s poem is Birches by Robert Frost. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
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1205: Leaving by Madeleine Cravens

September 27, 2024
Today’s poem is Leaving by Madeleine Cravens.
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1204: The Joseph Cornell App by David Roderick

September 26, 2024
Today’s poem is The Joseph Cornell App by David Roderick.
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1203: This Living by Amber Tamblyn

September 25, 2024
Today’s poem is This Living by Amber Tamblyn.
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1202: If only by Dawn Lundy Martin

September 24, 2024
Today’s poem is If only by Dawn Lundy Martin.
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1201: Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh

September 23, 2024
Today’s poem is Try to Praise the Mutilated World by Adam Zagajewski, translated by Clare Cavanagh
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1200: Lying My Head Off by Cate Marvin

September 20, 2024
Today’s poem is Lying My Head Off by Cate Marvin.
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1199: Homo naledi by Sara Borjas

September 19, 2024
Today’s poem is Homo naledi by Sara Borjas.
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1198: The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright

September 18, 2024
Today’s poem is The Big People by César Vallejo, translated by James Wright.
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1197: March, the Garden by Chera Hammons

September 17, 2024
Today’s poem is March, the Garden by Chera Hammons.
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1196: A Conversation between Women by Jennifer Chang

September 16, 2024
Today’s poem is A Conversation between Women by Jennifer Chang.
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[encore] 1165: Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama

September 13, 2024
Today’s poem is Pando Aspen Clone by Jacqueline Balderrama.
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