1510: The Magicians at Work by Nicky Beer

Today’s poem is The Magicians at Work by Nicky Beer. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem reminds me of the trick that poetry performs, time after time. We can vanish into a poem and emerge whole, but changed. It’s magic.” 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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1510: The Magicians at Work by Nicky Beer is an episode from The Slowdown by American Public Media.

This episode is 00:06:08 long.

This episode was published on May 7, 2026.

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