1346: The Difficult Countryside by John Gallaher

Today’s poem is The Difficult Countryside by John Gallaher. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Maggie writes… “Moving through the world with a personal soundtrack in my ears makes me feel somehow insulated from the world AND more a part of the world. Clouds, birds, buildings, people—I see all of them differently with my favorite songs as the backdrop.”

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