817: Context is all
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Today\\u2019s poem is Context is all by Erica Hunt. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cToday\\u2019s poem underscores the implied racial and class dynamics at the center of American life. How we are defined and claimed and rendered opponents; how the ongoing battles and struggles construct an \\u201cUs vs Them.\\u201d Even when it means abandoning an authentic selfhood separate from, yet a part of, the groups we get put into.\\u201d Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp
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