5 min

1122: Childhood by David Baker The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

    • Performing Arts

Today’s poem is Childhood by David Baker.

The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I enjoy today’s poem immensely for how it makes its opening comparison, then leads us to the sweet conclusion, one about an experience we all share. Yet, it individualizes through the power of metaphor.”

Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

Today’s poem is Childhood by David Baker.

The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “I enjoy today’s poem immensely for how it makes its opening comparison, then leads us to the sweet conclusion, one about an experience we all share. Yet, it individualizes through the power of metaphor.”

Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

5 min

More by American Public Media

In The Dark
The New Yorker
Don't Ask Tig
American Public Media
Terrible, Thanks For Asking
Feelings & Co.
Marketplace
Marketplace
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
American Public Media
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
American Public Media