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Today’s poem is Or am I a room with a roof taken off, still holding onto my idea of ceiling by Kelly Hoffer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Fireplaces, thunderstorms, ocean waves—these sounds are popular “white noise” for sleep and rela ...  Show more

Today’s poem is Somewhere Else by Adam J. Gellings. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I was born at 4:30 in the afternoon on a cold Sunday in February. All of this is either useless information — time of day, day of the week, month of the ...  Show more

Hey Shorties! Listen to a girl’s story on her beauty, a girl that can’t feel pain(what?!?), and a short poem! Be sure to listen to this one, and DM me ideas on Instagram @shortstoriespodcast for what themes and stories you have to share(anonymous)! StoryBird: https://storybird.co ...  Show more

Today's end-of-the-year poem is Edna Saint Vincent Millay's "When the Year Grows Old." Happy New Year!

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Hi there Beautiful,

Slow down to live more.

Slow is Love.

This is the art of slowing down.

I am a Black woman learning to slow down.

I've always wanted to live slowly, but embracing slow living has been difficult. Going slowly and sl ...

Today we pay tribute, with poems by Andrea Cohen and Elizabeth Alexander, to the indispensable golden wonder.