COVID-19
Poems and Prose About the Pandemic,
the Novel Coronavirus.
Lorene Bossong
Within Four Walls
Poetry
Lorene Vorbach Bossong, a life long poet, recently retired from a long career in education as an English teacher and chairperson as well as a student literary art magazine advisor. Her work has been published in a variety of anthologies including, Poets to Come, Corona Global Lockdown...
Hicksville, NY
Dec 31, 2022
Sarah Sassoon
In this Pandemic
Poetry
Sarah Sassoon is an Australian born writer and poet of Iraqi-Jewish descent. Her work has appeared in the Michigan Quarterly Review, Ruminate, Lilith, The Ilanot Review, Consequence Forum and elsewhere. She is the recipient of the Andrea Moriah Poetry Prize, and shortlisted for the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Award...
Jerusalem
Dec 15, 2022
Amy J. Barry
I Can Breathe
Poetry
Amy J. Barry of Stony Creek, Connecticut, has enjoyed a 35-year career as an editor, award-winning print journalist, opinion columnist, and arts and theater critic. She is also a certified expressive art and writing workshop leader, Hospice-trained bereavement support group facilitator, and author of A Child's Grief Journey...
Stony Creek, Connecticut
Jan 15, 2023
Sarah Sassoon
Mad Dog Days
Poetry
Sarah Sassoon is an Australian born writer and poet of Iraqi-Jewish descent. Her work has appeared in the Michigan Quarterly Review, Ruminate, Lilith, The Ilanot Review, Consequence Forum and elsewhere. She is the recipient of the Andrea Moriah Poetry Prize, and shortlisted for the Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Award...
Jerusalem
Dec 31, 2022
Lucy Heuschen
Many Human Hands
Poetry
Lucy is a Londoner living in the countryside near Bonn, Germany, with her husband, sons, and dog. Lucy is a former lawyer, breast cancer survivor, avid reader, poet, and anti-plastic blogger. She is the founder and editor of two poetry initiatives: The Rainbow Poems online community and, more recently, the Sonnets for...
Bonn, Germany
Jul 27, 2020
Jessica Ripka
Right the Ship
Creative Nonfiction
Jessica Ripka is a creative nonfiction writer and audio producer currently working in film in Los Angeles. A 2015 Summer and Winter Tin House Fellow and a 2016 graduate of the Transom Story Workshop, she's working on a memoir.
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 27, 2020
Lois Perch Villemaire
Grocery Store Dilemma
Creative Nonfiction
Lois Perch Villemaire lives in Annapolis, MD. She writes poetry, flash fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. Her work has appeared in Potato Soup Journal, 101 Words, FewerThan500, The Drabble, Pen-in-Hand, Flora Fiction, and Flash Frontier. She blogs for annapolisdiscovered.com and annapoliswellnesshouse.org.
Annapolis, MD
Jul 27, 2020
Anthony Chesterfield
Too Many Rules
Poetry
Anthony Chesterfield is a social worker who specializes in end-of-life care and hospice. Each of his patients and their families have individually taught him about the unknown as he continues his vocation. His published works include, Death’s Strife, available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Anthony’s poem N-95...
Bedford Hills, New York
May 18, 2020
Cami S. Newbold
Refraction
Micro-Fiction
Cami S. Newbold is a writer, life coach, and intersectional feminist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lourdes University and a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University. She and her husband, Steve, live in Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo, Ohio
May 18, 2020
Abby Peyton Laporte
Sandwich in the Time of COVID-19
Poetry
Abby Peyton Laporte (APL) is an active member of the Bay Area poetry scene. She has previously published work in The Berkeley Times, Tuxedo Literary Magazine, and her debut chapbook, Bitter Elixir. APL studied Biology, Humanities, and Spanish at Dominican University of California. She graduated Cum Laude...
San Rafael, California
May 18, 2020
my page a day calendar
reminds me
of the one thousand places to see
Lorene Bossong
I pocket
a spare mask
sanity pills
Sarah Sassoon
Tired of playing hopscotch on the sidewalk
on my daily walk these days.
Weaving on and off the street,
Amy J. Barry
It’s the same conversation
over paper coffee cups
standing
Sarah Sassoon
Tonight I wore the mask that I deemed my “going out” mask.
Stephanie Bersh
For what seemed like years
(was it possible time stopped?)
we had held our breath and waited
Lucy Heuschen
My mom – 100 pounds of smiles and spontaneous singing – living with my sister, the hoarder, the prepper and anti-vaxer, and her husband, three small children, a woman they met on the internet, and her dog and cat.
Jessica Ripka
Oh, to cast aside fear and push a cart up and down the aisles, inhaling the bakery section aroma, picking out whatever catches our eye along with needed staples.
Lois Perch Villemaire
I can’t tell you what you want to know.
You are on the list of people I can talk to—
But not about that.
Anthony Chesterfield
“Baby girl,” I say to the dress as I step one foot, then two, into it, swaying my hips slowly to the music as the satin penetrates so profoundly I can feel my soul leap.
Cami S. Newbold
Just as I betray my societal sensibilities,
adding mayonnaise to toasted bread,
I leap from the realm of acceptable (stay home, be afraid.)
Abby Peyton Laporte
Social Distancing - Shelter in Place - Stay-at-Home Order - Wear a Mask - Six Feet Apart - Social Distancing - Stay-at-Home Order
Social Distancing - Shelter in Place - Stay-at-Home Order - Wear a Mask - Six Feet Apart - Social Distancing - Stay-at-Home Order
COVID-19
Social Distancing - Shelter in Place - Stay-at-Home Order - Wear a Mask - Six Feet Apart - Social Distancing - Stay-at-Home Order
Social Distancing - Shelter in Place - Stay-at-Home Order - Wear a Mask - Six Feet Apart - Social Distancing - Stay-at-Home Order