1197: March, the Garden by Chera Hammons
Today\u2019s poem is March, the Garden by Chera Hammons
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cPeople often ask me: can poetry be taught? As if there is a playbook for writing poetry, guidelines, and steps. I believe writing poetry, like gardening, is a gradual accumulation of instinctive habits: observing, tending, and nourishing one\u2019s talent and imagination. Today\u2019s poem sees the garden as a barometer of our changing climate and of our inner lives.\u201d
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