923: A Funeral Ending with Beyonce
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Today\\u2019s poem is A Funeral Ending with Beyonc\\xe9 by Karisma Price.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cWhen speaking about the dead, my uncle makes sure to hit his fisted hand on any object that looks grainy and some shade of brown. One theory is that the practice of touching wood has its roots in the medieval belief that trees contained spirits that positively intervened when summoned. Today\\u2019s poem continues this faith, that we can somehow protect ourselves, by acting out instinctive customs against bad news or fateful tragedy.\\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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