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1033: On Meeting My Biological Father

1033: On Meeting My Biological Father

FromThe Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily


1033: On Meeting My Biological Father

FromThe Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today’s poem is On Meeting My Biological Father by Sarah Audsley.The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “No adoptee’s experience is the same. Today’s poem portrays a meeting with a birth parent — the kind of encounter we seek to gain new information, but, it often does more to help us live, every day, with what we already knew.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Host Ada Limón delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. In just one turn of phrase, poetry can anchor us, or shift a moment, a day, or even a whole life. Join us for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by American Public Media in partnership with The Poetry Foundation.