Slamdemic! – Reflecting on the Pandemic with Poetry

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Slamdemic! - Reflecting on the Pandemic with Poetry
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How would you describe the pandemic? Today we describe it with poetry. Whether it’s expressing anger, hope, or excitement, poetry paints the picture of the COVID-19 pandemic in ways social media posts and cable news never can.

We feature three poems:

  • “A Week in Coronaville,” by Hannah Watts
  • “Wave-anelle Villanelle,” by Melanie Cox
  • “Happiness is Beans,” by Lydia Chadwick

We also feature musicians who wrote original songs about the pandemic:

  • “The Social Distancing Song,” by Joy Frost. See the Youtube video here.
  • “(Don’t) Come Out and Play,” by Ben Allred and Robert Bradshaw. See the Youtube video here.