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The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

1337: New York Address by Linda Gregg

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

American Public Media

Arts, Performing Arts

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today’s poem is New York Address by Linda Gregg. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem captures that feeling when you’ve just had it—you’ve absolutely hit your limit. But at the same time, you realize that you’re the only person who can pick yourself back up. You have to keep yourself going.”


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1:05.8

I'm Maggie Smith and this is the slowdown.

1:19.1

Thank you. Maggie Smith, and this is the slowdown. Sometimes I get overwhelmed.

1:22.8

I often have multiple deadlines looming and emails piling up and planning to do and bills to pay.

1:31.3

I also have housework I've been ignoring and laundry I need to keep up with.

1:37.3

And on any given summer day, I might also have a teenager or two complaining that they're

1:43.9

bored and that they want to go do something.

1:48.8

Normally I can stay calm and stay focused and continue to be pleasant to people in my life,

1:56.7

but sometimes I find myself pushed to the limit. I know I'm not alone in that.

2:04.2

When I get truly overwhelmed, usually it's because one or two or three or four, unexpected

2:12.6

things crop up. Those things add to the already long list of things to manage. I picture a giant

2:22.0

tottering pile ready to tip over, and then a couple of big, heavy things are added to the top.

2:30.9

What happens? The whole thing topples, or at least threatens to.

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