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Covid 19

COVID-19

Poems and Prose About the Pandemic,

the Novel Coronavirus.

Within Four Walls

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

In this Pandemic

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

I Can Breathe

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

Mad Dog Days

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

The Maskless Meal

Stephanie Bersh

The Maskless Meal

Creative Nonfiction

Stephanie Bersh is a certified yoga instructor and a transformational coach. She resides in the Chicago area.

Chicago, IL

Sep 15, 2021

Many Human Hands

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

Right the Ship

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

Grocery Store Dilemma

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

Too Many Rules

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

Refraction

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

Sandwich in the Time of COVID-19

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

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