1027: The Memory of the Young
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Today\\u2019s poem is The Memory of the Young by Maria Hummel.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cWith enough concentration, I can vividly recall my youth while writing. But lately, that mental time travel occurs even when I\\u2019m not at my desk. While performing the most mundane of duties, images overlay onto the present, like a form of augmented reality. Poems contain time, time which we feel palpably in its cadences and imagery.\\u201d
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