[encore] 1029: If I Told Him, A Completed Portrait of Picasso by Gertrude Stein

Today’s poem is If I Told Him, A Completed Portrait of Picasso by Gertrude Stein.

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 December 27, 2023. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem is a touchstone example of art that altered how we hear words, but also, how we perform language to transform words into elements of our yielding and will.”

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