Cosmic Extinctions and Our Brief Hour

Today’s poem is Earth Shovel by Dan Albergotti.

The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “Today’s poem, which looks at the fragility of our planet, begins with two epigraphs. One is from American astronomer Carl Sagan, from his book Pale Blue Dot. The other is the famous line from politician Michael Steele.”

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