• 1240: Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández

  • Nov 15 2024
  • Length: 5 mins
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1240: Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández

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  • Today’s poem is Mother of the English Language by Nicole Arocho Hernández. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


    In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Today’s poem has that kind of intimacy you only achieve by deciding to be weird together. When we forgo a tight grip on meaning, sometimes we get a little closer to the truth of feeling.”


    Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp
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