DeepSummary
The episode opens with a brief introduction from Micah, the producer, announcing that the poet and editor Leslie Sines is the guest host for the day. Leslie reminisces about her generation's fascination with online personality quizzes and the freedom to explore identities afforded by the early internet. She shares her fondness for mountains over beaches and how living near mountains has shaped her perspective.
Leslie then presents the poem 'Horse' by TR Brady, describing it as a deceptively simple yet provocative piece that explores the distances and silences between humans, animals, and nature. The poem's parallel syntax and anticipation highlight these unbridgeable gaps.
The episode closes with a sponsor message encouraging listeners to support the show financially.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The early internet provided millennials with an unprecedented freedom to explore their identities through online quizzes and personality tests.
- Leslie Sines expresses a strong preference for mountains over beaches, appreciating the perspective and humility that mountains inspire.
- The poem 'Horse' by TR Brady examines the distances and silences that separate humans from animals and the natural world.
- The poem's parallel structure and anticipation effectively convey these unbridgeable divides.
- The episode encourages listeners to financially support the show and its mission of sharing poetry and fostering reflection.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Surely mountains reign supreme over sun, migraines, sand in every imaginable crevice, and swarms of noisy tourists.“ by Leslie Sines
- “Today's deceptively simple poem is as provoking as it is spare. With parallel syntax and capacious anticipation, we witness the unbridgeable silences that exist between man and beast, man and earth, and most immediately, between each other.“ by Leslie Sines
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Episode Information
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
American Public Media
6/20/24
Today’s poem is Horse by TR Brady.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s deceptively simple poem is as provoking as it is spare. With parallel syntax and capacious anticipation, we witness the unbridgeable silences that exist between man and beast, man and earth, and, most immediately, between each other.”
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