Today’s poem is The Listening World by Hannah Emerson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, guest host Shira Erlichman writes… “I turn to poetry to be among deep feelers and open-hearted world-experiencers––to feel connected. But I think I also turn to poetry because, at its best, it teaches me the rigorous, risky, and stunning craft of listening.”

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