1079: Cassandra by Sasha West

1079: Cassandra by Sasha West

Update: 2024-03-211
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Today’s poem is Cassandra by Sasha West.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes… “The speaker in today’s poem, taken from Greek mythology, has sight beyond the veil. Their relationship to objects points to the kind of clairvoyance that artists exercise, connecting our physical, emotional, and spiritual worlds.”


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1079: Cassandra by Sasha West

1079: Cassandra by Sasha West

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