• 1242: Aleppo by Hala Alyan

  • Nov 19 2024
  • Length: 6 mins
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1242: Aleppo by Hala Alyan

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  • Today’s poem is Aleppo by Hala Alyan. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


    In this episode, guest host Myka Kielbon writes… “Recently, I dreamt that my friend and I were moving into a big, old apartment. Once we got the couch in the living room, my grandmother appeared, sitting on it. I haven’t seen her in a decade. She died in 2015. I think my grandmother, a woman who witnessed and bore great suffering, a woman who was courageous and loving, came to me to remind me of the strength we need to carry each other.”


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