1522: The Long Run by Linda Gregerson

About this episode

This episode features the poem 'The Long Run' by Linda Gregerson, reflecting on optimism and learning from past mistakes.

Today’s poem is The Long Run by Linda Gregerson. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I have to remain optimistic — cautiously optimistic, because these are difficult days — that as we know better, we will do better. That we will learn from our mistakes and the mistakes of our forebearers, and that we will repair what we can, despite the harm we humans continue to do.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Support The Slowdown with a donation and get access to the sponsor-free version of The Slowdown today. Slowdownshow.org/donate

People in this episode

Host: Maggie

Topics covered

• poetry
• optimism
• reflection
• human experience
• learning from mistakes

Keywords

• poem
• Linda Gregerson
• The Long Run
• optimism
• reflection
• poetry ritual

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Public Media

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