The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

940: Survivor


Listen Later

Today's poem is Survivor by Geffrey Davis.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “These days, whenever I sit down to dinner with my kids or am fortunate to catch them in their busy lives, I wistfully recall the pleasures of becoming a father… and the shock of it. Not that Langston was an abstract idea for nine months, but when your child, pretty much a biological speculation grown into a creature, is placed in your arms for the first time screaming itself into the world, an amazing wave of obligation and accountability lands full force into your heart. No experience up till that moment suffices to prepare you. When my friends arrived home with their adopted daughters, I read that same jolt of recognition on their faces.”


Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection DailyBy American Public Media

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

1,191 ratings


More shows like The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

View all
Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,764 Listeners

The New Yorker: Fiction by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Fiction

3,360 Listeners

The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,880 Listeners

Poetry Off the Shelf by Poetry Foundation

Poetry Off the Shelf

438 Listeners

The New Yorker: Poetry by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Poetry

505 Listeners

Audio Poem of the Day by Poetry Foundation

Audio Poem of the Day

351 Listeners

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry by David Naimon, Tin House Books

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

465 Listeners

Marketplace Morning Report by Marketplace

Marketplace Morning Report

923 Listeners

Marketplace All-in-One by Marketplace

Marketplace All-in-One

1,383 Listeners

Brains On! Science podcast for kids by Brains On Universe

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

13,597 Listeners

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters by American Public Media

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

3,085 Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

On Being with Krista Tippett

10,162 Listeners

For The Wild by For The Wild

For The Wild

1,171 Listeners

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by The New Yorker

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

2,138 Listeners

10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,717 Listeners

In The Dark by The New Yorker

In The Dark

28,476 Listeners

Thanks For Asking by Feelings & Co.

Thanks For Asking

13,269 Listeners

Make Me Smart by Marketplace

Make Me Smart

5,476 Listeners

How to Survive the End of the World by How to Survive the End of the World

How to Survive the End of the World

2,143 Listeners

The Paris Review by The Paris Review

The Paris Review

798 Listeners

Emergence Magazine Podcast by Emergence Magazine

Emergence Magazine Podcast

494 Listeners

Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family by Brains On Universe

Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family

13,958 Listeners

City Arts & Lectures by City Arts & Lectures

City Arts & Lectures

391 Listeners

Forever Ago by Brains On Universe

Forever Ago

6,258 Listeners

Poetry Unbound by On Being Studios

Poetry Unbound

3,542 Listeners