# daily poetry ritual (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover daily poetry ritual. Page: Feed: --- ## 1580: Story of My Life by Jameson Fitzpatrick _2026-08-27 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is Story of My Life by Jameson Fitzpatrick. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Today’s poem shows us how our desires are about both projection and possession.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Support The Slowdown with a donation today. Slowdownshow.org/donate [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260827_20260827_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M0X7WMNNR604BMMKR72NR8AV) ## 1579: Rain by Jennifer Grotz _2026-08-26 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is Rain by Jennifer Grotz. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Loss of possibility is one of the greatest heartbreaks we can face. But today’s poem knows the bittersweet secret: that our memories of the possible are ours to keep.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Support The Slowdown with a donation today.… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260826_20260826_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M0X77XZ0Z61FYKG057QNJ7M3) ## 1578: Lover of Cars by Olivia Sokolowski _2026-08-25 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is Lover of Cars by Olivia Sokolowski. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “I keep today’s poem taped on my wall. I thought it spoke to me because it connects my father’s love of cars to my own love of poetry. But I realized, in writing this, that what it does on a craft level is what knocks me off my feet every time.” This show… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260825_20260825_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M0RKSRFG3DBFRACE492FV6SM) ## 1577: Portrait of the Speaker Riding a Greyhound Bus by Eduardo Martinez-Leyva _2026-08-24 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is Portrait of the Speaker Riding a Greyhound Bus by Eduardo Martinez-Leyva. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “In the seemingly endless spring of 2020, my roommate and I briefly decamped Los Angeles and holed up with her family in Southern Oregon. The town was already quiet during the best of times; that spring, it was even… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260824_20260824_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M0RGQPW4CTQCHGM1J4AYYRHG) ## \[encore\] 1486: from Perihelion: A History of Touch by Franny Choi _2026-08-21 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. This encore episode was originally released on April 3, 2026. Today’s poem is from Perihelion: A History of Touch by Franny Choi. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem is about the snow moon, the first full moon of February. The explanation behind the name “snow moon” is fairly… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260821_20260821_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M06D7G2G6CSAKNP4CXFN4VX6) ## \[encore\] 1438: The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer _2026-08-20 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. This encore episode was originally released on January 20, 2026. Today’s poem is The Long Now by Robin Beth Schaer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem addresses a child—a child full of questions about the world. It reminds me that as parents, we don’t need to have the answers,… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260820_20260820_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M06CWR7CQ6VR7HC5AB59N8TF) ## \[encore\] 1355: Rancho Bar by Margot Kahn _2026-08-19 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. This encore episode was originally released on September 18, 2026. Today’s poem is Rancho Bar by Margot Kahn. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem looks, tenderly, at two siblings attempting to close the distance between them. The poem is made even more poignant by the fact that… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260819_20260819_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M06C69MY2TKPY4K2BVCENK8K) ## \[encore\] 1340: From the Sky by Sara Abou Rashed _2026-08-18 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. This encore episode was originally released on August 28, 2025. Today’s poem is From the Sky by Sara Abou Rashed. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When I think about ways to foster empathy, perspective, and care, one of those ways is poetry. I know poetry can’t stop bombs from falling,… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260818_20260818_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M06BJV4H88SW4MRWAJW2TZF5) ## \[encore\] 1464: Somewhere Else by Adam J. Gellings _2026-08-17 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. This encore episode was originally released on February 25, 2026. 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… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260817_20260817_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01M06B228JTVW620DYGJBE3RYQ) ## \[encore\] 1466: Poem about everything except— by Amy Lemmon _2026-08-14 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. Today’s encore episode was originally released on February 27, 2026. Today’s poem is Poem about everything except— by Amy Lemmon. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I was drawn to today’s poem from the get-go because of its title: ”Poem about everything except—.” I went in anticipating… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260814_20260814_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZMKG6RCVAK3GWTVVSCAV2MV) ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tjP87BiM6oa6) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## \[encore\] 1482: XII. Southern Constellations by Brandon Kilbourne _2026-08-13 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. Today’s encore episode was originally released on March 30, 2026. Today’s poem is XII. Southern Constellations by Brandon Kilbourne. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “No matter where I am in the world, no matter what beautiful landscape I might find myself in, no matter what new… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260813_20260813_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZMK8V4YFRB28ZAFNSNCNM89) ## \[encore\] 1410: Go by Kathleen Ossip _2026-08-12 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. Today’s encore episode was originally released on December 4, 2025. Today’s poem is Go by Kathleen Ossip. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Other poems are like strands of pearls, long and lustrous and nearly impossible to gather into your hands all at once.” Celebrate the power of poems… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260812_20260812_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZMHB20WFGJBSGPCH4XGK9RT) ## \[encore\] 1387: Different Kinds of Sadness by Jenny Molberg _2026-08-11 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. Today’s encore episode was originally released on November 3, 2025. Today’s poem is Different Kinds of Sadness by Jenny Molberg. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “When I lost my joy, my generous friends were there. It can be so hard to accept help from others, especially if you pride… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260811_20260811_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZMGZAJRCN27Y0HQZD8NRZZM) ## \[encore\] 1469: Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson _2026-08-10 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ The Slowdown is taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes. Today’s encore episode was originally released on March 4, 2026. Today’s poem is Pardon My Heart by Marcus Jackson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “If I had a different kind of heart, a tougher heart, would I be able to see what’s happening in the world around me and not feel so… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260810_20260810_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZMGDKCCQ4C3DT56T8G6C1AH) ## 1576: What I Am Telling You, Jessica, Is That Those Chickens Are Fine by K.T. Landon _2026-08-07 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is What I Am Telling You, Jessica, Is That Those Chickens Are Fine by K.T. Landon. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Several of our neighbors have backyard coops, and occasionally we’re offered fresh eggs. Unfortunately, the raccoons and possums (and maybe even a fox) have encountered the chickens, too. There are fewer now.” This show is… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260807_20260807_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZ1Y53W4D2042MZ0P3RQR2VD) ## 1575: ode to the afternoon by Zeina Hashem Beck _2026-08-06 · The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily_ Today’s poem is ode to the afternoon by Zeina Hashem Beck. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “‘Que Sera Sera’ is a song I remember my mother singing when I was small. Which is fitting, as the song opens with these words: ‘When I was just a little girl I asked my mother what will I be.’ I remember part of the chorus well: ‘Que Sera Sera, whatever will be,… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/americanpublicmedia/podcasts/theslowdown/2026/08/theslowdown_20260806_20260806_128.mp3?awCollectionId=apm-TSlD&awEpisodeId=01KZ1WTVVGZB2MQ7E7V5YSCS1Y)