[encore] 909: My Dearest Black-Billed Streamertail
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Today\\u2019s poem is My Dearest Black-Billed Streamertail by Michelle Whittaker. This episode was originally released on June 28, 2023.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cThe speaker in today\\u2019s epistolary poem turns to the hummingbird as an avatar of their own wish to soar.\\u201d
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