Episodes: 2025

Today’s poem is Trash by Joshua Bennett.

Today’s poem is [since feeling is first] by E.E. Cummings.

Today’s poem is Sleeping with the Chihuahua by Tami Haaland.

Today’s poem is Fish Heads by R.A. Villanueva.

Today’s poem is Thanks by W.S. Merwin.

Today, we’re thrilled to share that the new host of The Slowdown is Maggie Smith.

Today’s poem is Workshop by Jacob Shores-Argüello.

Today’s poem is Nocturne by Oliver Baez Bendorf.

Today’s poem is Accessory to War by Kim Stafford.

Today’s poem is In Love by Chloe Martinez.

Today’s poem is 00000000 by Erin Marie Lynch.

Today’s poem is eco-hood by Melania Luisa Marte.

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

Today's poem is Saudade by Silvia Bonilla.

Today’s poem is It’s 9:30am, I’ve ran four miles, cried four times, & eaten two chicken sandwiches by Christian Aldana.

Today's poem is Let Me by Camille T. Dungy.

Today’s poem is John Muir, A Dream, A Waterfall, A Mountain Ash by Robert Hass.

Today’s poem is Another Night at Sea Level by Meg Day.