About this episode

This episode features a poem by Chen Chen, exploring the themes of love and distance through the metaphor of the moon.

Today’s poem is i love you to the moon & by Chen Chen. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “The moon is about 238,855 (two hundred thirty-eight thousand, eight hundred fifty-five) miles away from Earth, which is roughly 30 Earths lined up end to end. But moonlight only takes about 1.3 seconds to reach us.The distance feels impossible, and yet the light arrives almost instantly. It makes me think about how love can work like that, too. How it can stretch across time and space and still arrive right when we need it.” 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

Guest: Diannely Antigua

Topics covered

• poetry
• love
• moon
• distance
• reflection

Keywords

• poetry
• love
• moon
• distance
• reflection
• Chen Chen
• Diannely Antigua

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