Maggie Smith
Poet, educator, and host of the daily podcast The Slowdown; known for selecting and reading poems that encourage reflection and for her published poetry collections and teaching work.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 24min
The power of reading and writing as self-care
Maggie Smith, poet, educator, and host of The Slowdown, talks about reading and writing as restorative rituals. She covers balancing poetry as work and self-care. She discusses coping with doomscrolling, art as activism, threats to arts funding, and shares a poem about small kindnesses. Listeners’ writing and hiking rituals and music as mood medicine are also explored.
Dec 20, 2025 • 8min
Bonus Episode: Maggie Smith on This Old House Radio Hour
Maggie Smith, an award-winning poet and the voice behind The Slowdown, shares a heartfelt glimpse into her beloved 100-year-old home in Bexley, Ohio. She describes the charm of her 1925 house with its sunlit spaces and trees. Listeners are drawn into the quirks of the American four-square layout, creaky floors, and her playroom-turned-writing sanctuary. Maggie opens up about the significance of keeping the home after her divorce for her children's stability and ponders the future of her cherished abode.
