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Hi there, it's me, Major Jackson. As I transition from my role as host of the Slowdown,

we're taking a look through our archive of episodes. With such a deep well of poetry and reflection, it's a pleasure to revisit these moments together.

Here's an episode from my time on the show.

I'm Major Jackson, and this is the slowdown.

Some years ago, a visual artist friend asked me,

who of my generation most quieted their own terrors through their poetry?

Who best turned their suffering into art?

She stated her belief that poets today are too professionalized,

too tamed by their quest for acceptance, and that only tortured geniuses

are worth paying attention to. I disagreed. For too long, we've promulgated a notion that

writers whose lives are unstable bring the fire. I do not believe in suffering as a prerequisite

for great art. So, I have this wacky idea. What if we decentered the classroom and workshop?

...