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1392: Local Mission by Kai Carlson-Wee

1392: Local Mission by Kai Carlson-Wee

Update: 2025-11-10
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Today’s poem is Local Mission by Kai Carlson-Wee.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “I’m someone who likes to read a book without having read any reviews or think pieces about the book or the author. Sometimes I prefer to engage with art—to listen to a record or see a film—without expectations. With a relatively clean slate. I want you to have that experience with today’s poem, a longer one, so I’m going to get out of the way. Listen and let its many pleasures find you.”


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1392: Local Mission by Kai Carlson-Wee

1392: Local Mission by Kai Carlson-Wee

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