1181: Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri

Published: Aug. 12, 2024, 8 a.m.

Today\u2019s poem is Enlightenment by Vijay Seshadri.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cToday\u2019s poem points to how people\u2019s sense of desolation and lack of meaning sometimes fuel a desire to save the world, work they go about with patronizing superiority and condescension.\u201d


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