[encore] 871: Flesh (“You in your ecstasy of coffee”) by Deborah Landau

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

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Arts, Performing Arts

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today’s poem is Flesh (“You in your ecstasy of coffee”) by Deborah Landau.

The Slowdown is currently taking a break. We’ll be back soon with new episodes from a new host. This week, we’re revisiting some favorites from Major Jackson’s time as host. Today’s episode was originally released on May 5 2023. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “When summer arrives, I run as fast as I can into its lushness. I am making new memories with family and friends that involve nights of alfresco dining, remote beaches, mountain ranges, and sun-drenched cocktail parties. Summer is the season that beckons most my senses; all that fruit bursting its wild colors: strawberries, apricots, and peaches. Whereas winter feels interminable, I am most aware summer’s bounty is numbered, finite.”

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1:33.8	Hey, it's Major. Over the past few years, I've had the great privilege of sharing poetry with you
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