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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hope — to keep hoping. The Slowdown community knows that reflecting on a poem, every weekday, can connect us to our inner world and the world around us. Listen as you make your morning coffee, as you
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1553: When you have to remind me to do the dishes by...
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
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2026/07/07
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1552: Mother Church No. 3 by Robin Coste Lewis
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2026/07/06
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1550: The Interpretation of Dreams by Kate Farrell
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2026/07/02
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1548: You're Supposed to Enjoy Dying by Colin Pope
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2026/06/30
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1547: Northern Flicker Reconsidered by Susan Rich
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2026/06/29
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1543: What the Suitcase Bearing My Family Name Might...
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2026/06/23
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1540: Boombox Ode: Enjoy the Silence by K. Iver
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2026/06/18
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