From Pandemic to Protest

When the world came to a stop, poets picked up their pens. From a global pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests; from a highly contested election to murder hornets; and from devastating wildfires to deadly disasters, these poems not only share the truth of what we endured, they reveal the heartbreak, frustration, and anger, tempered by our resiliency and hope for a better tomorrow.

Contributing Poets from Around the Globe:

Dee Allen • Pamela R. Anderson • Tiel Aisha Ansari • Devon Balwit • Carol Barrett • David Belmont • J V Birch • Joann Renee Boswell • Sarah Bricault • Suzanne Bruce • Nancy Cook • Brittney Corrigan • Mick Corrigan • Terry Cox-Joseph • Kelly Cunningham • Tracy Davidson • Ann Farley • Linda Ferguson • Eric Forsbergh • Catherine Fraga • Josh Gaines • Tim Gillespie • Erika B. Girard • Darlene H. Glover • Joanne Godley • Adrianna Gordey • Jan Haag • Anne Harding Woodworth • Suzy Harris • Nicci Harrison • Andrea Hollander • Hadley Hutton • Linda Jackson Collins • David James • Marilyn Johnston • Jeanne Julian • J.I. Kleinberg • Lynn M. Knapp • Tricia Knoll • Elizabeth Kuelbs • Lynda La Rose • Bethany Lee • Rebecca K. Leet • Sherri Hope Levine • Lori Levy • Robinwyn Lewis • Sue Fagalde Lick • Annie Lighthart • Ellaraine Lockie • Christopher Luna • Heather M. F. Lyke • Carolyn Martin • Kate Maxwell • M. F. McAuliffe • Eileen McGurn • Carter McKenzie • Hannah Mead • Barbara A. Meier • Jacob Miller • Angie Minkin • Joan Moritz • Wilda Morris • Susan Woods Morse • CJ Muchhala • Annie Klier Newcomer • Cristina M. R. Norcross • Susan Oguche • Bibiana O. Ossai • Ronald J. Pelias • Alan Perry • Bruce Pratt • Jennifer Pratt-Walter • Donna Prinzmetal • Anne Rankin • Susan Rich • Sandra Rivers-Gill • Danielle Roberts • Jeannie E. Roberts • Maria Rosales • Ed Ruzicka • Joel Savishinsky • JoAnna Scandiffio • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Eileen Ivey Sirota • Merna Dyer Skinner • Emily-Sue Sloane • Joseph Stefani • Barbara E. Stevens • Bill Stifler • Stephanie Striffler • John Sweeder • Judy Taylor • Mark Thalman • Pasquale Trozzolo • Dianalee Velie • Bill Verble • Alise Versella • Rashna Wadia • Phyllis Wax • Ann Weil • Phillip Wilson • Sharon Wood Wortman • Robin Woolman • Jane Yolen

Enjoy a Few Poets Sharing Their Poems from the Book:

“When in Kansas?” by Pasquale Trozzolo

“The SS Revisited” by Jane Yolen

“Fires This Time” by Carolyn Martin

“Prayer for the Healer and the Healing” by Deborah Bachels Schmidt

“Creating a Wave of Blue” by Cristina Norcross

“COVID in Bloom” by Lynn Knapp

“Flatten the Curve” and “Shelter in Place”

by Brittney Corrigan

“MARCH: Our Duty to Make it Right” by Erika B. Girard

“Manish Boy” by Pamela R. Anderson

“Invisible Wounds” and “What I Want to Tell You”

by Merna Dyer Skinner

“The Color of It” by Jeanne Julian

“California Wildfires, as Seen from the East Coast during a Pandemic”
by Anne Harding Woodworth

“Pick-Up at J.C. Penney’s” by Ronald J. Pelias

“A Greek Tragedy” by Emily-Sue Sloane

“True or False” by Lori Levy

“protester / police” by Joann Renee Boswell

“Corona Two-Step” plus bonus poem by Tim Gillespie

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