1154: Selfsame River Thrice by Alicia Mountain
Today\u2019s poem is Selfsame River Thrice by Alicia Mountain.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cWriting poems can be a lot like shopping in a thrift store where all the forgotten items are yours, and the act of finding language is a form of discovery and recovery. Today\u2019s poem reminds me how emotionally difficult it is to retrieve the past, even for the purpose of art.\u201d
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