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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 22h

Thank YOU, Page. xx

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Page Hill Starzinger @pagestar.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social for introducing “My Body Knows Its Limits” today on The Slowdown. “One of the things I’m wary about when it comes to ‘AI’ specifically, is [a] . . . lack of embodiment. What is a brain without a body?” @slowdownshow.org

www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 22h

“I know we often think of our intelligence as being related to our brains ... But the body has its own intelligence," says host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in episode 1372 of The Slowdown.

Read “My Body Knows Its Limits" by @pagestar.bsky.social: bit.ly/3L7PiYl

graphic featuring a portion of Page Hill Starzinger's poem

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 1d

"imagine if we allowed people to engage w poetry the way we expect people to engage w music. Nobody plays you a song they love or sends you a playlist & then says, get back to me w meanings of all of these songs."

@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social on our 50th episode of This Mama Is Lit!

Maggie Smith: My Work is Play

Holly and Amanda chat with Maggie Smith, author of Dear Writer, about applying poetic license to writing and beyond, embracing the beginner's mind, and aging in reverse through creativity.

open.substack.com

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 2d

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 3d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 3d

“The future is full of possibility. Some of life’s surprises are heartbreaking, yes—but some are heart-repairing," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "At Last the New Arriving" by @gabbat.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4mShV9s

📖: Persea Books

graphic featuring a portion of Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poem

a photograph of poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi

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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 4d

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Tom Murphy @tommurphe.bsky.social · 4d

"The fact is that our Present has become the very Past we desperately hoped we had outrun. History, as it turns out, has swifter feet than even the most alert of us could've expected."

"The People's Project"

@theferocity.bsky.social @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social

A hand holds "The People's Project: Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward," curated by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith.

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 4d

“Today’s poem is a poem that inspires me to ask better questions about the world, and about the soul, and about the idea of God," shares @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Soot" by Kaveh Akbar: bit.ly/4n0LAxi

📷: Charles Bakofsky
📖: @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social

a graphic featuring a portion of Kaveh Akbar's poem

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 5d

Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.

PJR23 @stixx23.bsky.social · 5d

I hear she has supported school bands as well: www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/10/d...

Dolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands: 'The woman is a national treasure'

Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed.

www.thepinknews.com

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 5d

“Today’s poem tells a story about a tense encounter in the woods. I so admire how this poet unfolds the narrative then leaves me sighing deeply at the end," shares @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes" by Kathleen Driskell: bit.ly/3KA11ii

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 6d

We're celebrating our 50th episode of This Mama Is Lit!

@hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social & Amanda get a pep talk from the inimitable @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social!

"I have one wish for humans: it's for humans to be less afraid because being afraid makes you live small":

Maggie Smith: My Work is Play

Holly and Amanda chat with Maggie Smith, author of Dear Writer, about applying poetic license to writing and beyond, embracing the beginner's mind, and aging in reverse through creativity.

open.substack.com

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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 6d

Andy, thank YOU.

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Andy Grace @andypgrace.bsky.social · 6d

Honored to be read in such a generous and thoughtful way by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social for the @slowdownshow.org.
Thanks to Maggie and the Slowdown team!

The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 6d

“The next time I’m asked if writing is therapy, I may just respond by reading today’s poem," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic?" by @andypgrace.bsky.social: bit.ly/42ZdKkR

graphic featuring a portion of Andrew Grace's poem

photograph of poet Andrew Grace, taken by Pat Cray

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 6d

“The next time I’m asked if writing is therapy, I may just respond by reading today’s poem," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Do You Consider Writing to be Therapeutic?" by @andypgrace.bsky.social: bit.ly/42ZdKkR

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 7d

"Today’s poem rejoices in something at the heart of this podcast: the pleasure of sharing our favorite poems with others, rather than reading them alone,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read “Abundance" by Rick Barot: bit.ly/4nYHAOu

📖: @milkweededitions.bsky.social

graphic featuring a portion of Rick Barot's poem

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 10d

“Today’s poem beautifully captures the pain of distance, of longing, of wanting to be somewhere, or with someone, when you can’t be," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read “Nostalgia" by @mattminicucci.bsky.social: bit.ly/3WiinTo

📸: Ryan Maurer

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 11d

“Today’s poem is one you’re going to lose yourself in for these few minutes," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode. "I love getting a little bit lost."

Read “Noise Cancelling" by @madamesosostris.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHyinP

graphic featuring a portion of Devon Walker-Figueroa's poem

photograph of poet Devon Walker-Figueroa

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 12d

“Today’s poem speaks to me because, at its heart, is a deep curiosity about the world—a desire to know more and more," shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read "Hiking Moraine State Park" by Violeta Garcia-Mendoza and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/3KGYeUo

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 13d

“Today’s poem offers us images we often find in poetry: the ocean, the moon, dreams, a mother, a wound ... in such a profoundly original and moving way," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in today’s episode.

Read "Notes on Beachgrass" by Yong-Yu Huang: bit.ly/4mMTiuQ

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 14d

“Today’s poem is by one of my favorite Kentucky writers, a fellow dog person,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read “For You Who Have Loved Old Dogs" by @silashouse.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gHW4zT

📸: Carey Neal Gough
📖: Blair

Graphic featuring a portion of Silas House's poem

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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 15d

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Charlotte Canning @cmcanning.bsky.social · 15d

I want to give out a heartfelt recommendation for @theferocity.bsky.social and @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social The People’s Project. It’s funny and heartwarming while also being incisive, rigorous, and galvanizing. It’s the book for this terrifying moment.

Cover of the People’s Project curated by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 17d

“I have zero chill when it comes to the natural world,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read “Earth, Sometimes I Try to Play It Casual," by @catherinepierce.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4gRpITy

📸: Becca Neufeld

graphic featuring a portion of Catherine Pierce's poem

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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 18d

“Today’s poem speaks to the challenge of staying in the present moment, and having gratitude for that moment,” shares host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in today’s episode.

Read “Wind, Blue Sky" by @susanaizenberg.bsky.social: bit.ly/42cYKj4

📸: Jeffrey Aizenberg

graphic featuring a portion of Susan Aizenberg's poem

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