1167: Transfusion by Shara Lessley

Published: July 23, 2024, 8 a.m.

Today\u2019s poem is Transfusion by Shara Lessley.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cToday\u2019s fine poem creates the feeling of a medically induced slumber, but, by working layers of sound, a gorgeous aesthetic tension enlivens my ears.\u201d


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