1169: from "American Analects" by Gary Young

Published: July 25, 2024, 8 a.m.

Today\u2019s poem is from "American Analects" by Gary Young.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cI find that poems emerge out of dialogues that I have either with myself, other works of art, or my friends. In this way, my poems are a collaboration of silences.\u201d


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