1088: Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo
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Today’s poem is Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Victoria Chang writes… "Today’s poem is an ode to the kitchen table and all the ways that a table holds everything in our lives — all the pain of the world, its history, and all the beauty at once."
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