About this episode

This episode features the poem 'Articulation of Solace' by Yongyu Chen and reflects on its profound impact on the host's writing and thinking.

Today’s poem is Articulation of Solace by Yongyu Chen. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I’ve read a lot of books over the years, and some have fundamentally changed not only the way I write but the way I think. I mean books that broke everything wide open for me, showing me possibilities — in form, and in content — that I couldn’t access before. Today’s poem impacted me like those beloved texts, with its jewellike sentences and its use of the field of the page.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Power your daily dose of poetry at Slowdownshow.org/donate

People in this episode

Host: Maggie

Topics covered

• poetry
• reflection
• articulation
• solace
• literature
• writing

Keywords

• poetry
• solace
• Yongyu Chen
• Maggie
• literature
• writing impact
• daily poetry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Public Media

Books & works: Articulation of Solace

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