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Sep 2024
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[encore] 1138: Orientation by Cindy Juyo...

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Today’s poem is Orientation by Cindy Juyoung Ok.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. We’re taking a break this week, so we’re sharing some of our favorite episodes from the archive. This episode was originally released on June 12, 2024. In this episode, Major writes… “Every poem is a bridge between nature and us, in that what lies hidden, what is below, is somehow familiar, and brought to consciousness.”


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