1177: Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez

Published: Aug. 6, 2024, 8 a.m.

Today\u2019s poem is Machete: Look by Jasminne Mendez.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cToday\u2019s poem reminds us of the tools that break the bonds of human connection and life, how we must go against rhetoric that strips us of our power to feel empathy and exercise grace.\u201d


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