1035: The Darkling Thrush
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Today\\u2019s poem is The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cThe late poet Donald Hall said that \\u201cA poem is one inside talking to another inside.\\u201d We live chiefly in our own minds, but poetry allows us to make public our most intimate thoughts. Our true feelings struggle to find expression; our dreams are a valve. But poetry, too, acts as a channel by which we begin to hear ourselves and hear others. \\u201d
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