3 Easy and Endlessly Rewarding Ways to Make Poetry Part of Your Every Day

Former US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith hosts this remarkable daily podcast, which always offers me a much-needed moment of reflection — especially considering I usually listen to it while lodged between cars in LA traffic.

Every brief, five-minute episode of The Slowdown features a reflection or anecdote from Smith (or one of the capable poets who sometimes fill in for her) and the reading of a single poem.

Don't let the short runtime of these episodes fool you; every installment reaches deep into your heart and mind to jolt you, just a little bit, out of your daily routine.