949: Thirty-Fifth Year

Published: Aug. 23, 2023, 8 a.m.

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Today\\u2019s poem is Thirty-Fifth Year by Charif Shanahan. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Shira Erlichman writes\\u2026 \\u201cAs each birthday arrives, what do we expect from our new age, its vantage point? Today\\u2019s poem unspools a wealth of questions, both practical and existential.\\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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