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1563: Return Path by Lesley Wheeler

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Jul 21, 202600:05:55Arts

Today’s poem is Return Path by Lesley Wheeler. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “The multiple repetitions and the circular nature of the villanelle make it a good form for poems t...

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1563: Return Path by Lesley Wheeler is an episode from The Slowdown by American Public Media. Today’s poem is Return Path by Lesley Wheeler. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “The multiple repetitions...

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