[encore] 708: Bruised Peaches by Bronwen Tate

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Arts, Performing Arts

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s poem is Bruised Peaches by Bronwen Tate.

The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re going back into the archive to revisit Ada Limón’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on June 30, 2022.

In this episode, former host Ada Limón writes… “Every Thursday when I take out the trash, I think about how I quantify the value of my life. Every laundry day. Every time I check the mail. It feels like this is how I know time has passed, we roll out the recycling, we mow the lawn, we watch as the seasons change. The day is broken up into the hours in which I feed the dog. Morning, noon, and evenings. Yes, she gets lunch. I give myself lunch, so the dog gets lunch too. There is safety and security in these routines. And yet, I’m sometimes scared that the whole routine of life might swallow me whole.”

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1:01.5	Today we're reaching into the archives to bring you an episode from Ada Limon's time as host.
1:07.5	I'm thrilled to revisit one of her episodes with you.
1:10.2	And don't worry, the team is hard at work on a relaunch with a new host. I'm thrilled to revisit one of her episodes with you. And don't worry. The team is hard at work on a
1:13.5	relaunch with a new host.
1:22.2	I'm Ada Limon, and this is The Slowdown.
1:33.8	I'm Ada Limon, and this is the slowdown. Every Thursday, when I take out the trash, I think about how I quantify the value of my life.
1:42.2	Every laundry day, every time I check the mail, it feels like this is how I know time is
1:48.2	past. We roll out the recycling, we mow the lawn, we watch as the seasons change. The day is
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