1508: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller

Today’s poem is Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem shows us that even when we can escape the physical location of a painful situation, our mind can still try to free itself from what the body remembers.” We’re asking you, our community of listeners, to help us select poems to share on the show in an upcoming week of special programming. What poems have you sent friends and loved ones to encourage them to slow down? Send in your own selection, we’ll mail you a special Slowdown postcard and sticker as a thank you. Submit here:

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1508: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Wayne Miller is an episode from The Slowdown by American Public Media.

This episode is 00:05:24 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2026.

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