The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

1208: Gravelly Run by A. R. Ammons


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Today’s poem is Gravelly Run by A. R. Ammons. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


It’s fall, and that means “back-to-school”. We put together this week’s episodes for the educators in our audience — especially those of you who may be looking for a little Slowdown treatment on those classroom classics, from Shakespeare to Frost. We hope you all enjoy these selections, as learners of any age.


In this episode, Major writes… “It is best if we come to know ourselves through its cycles and terrains, but without all the troublesome wrangling over questions of meaning. It is good simply to make peace with the rhythms of life and of death.”


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