Participant 170 Community Conversations Poetry
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2020-11-21
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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library
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In this submission of two poems, titled "Pandemic Living 101" and "Sleep Cycle," Participant 170 describes their work: "I did not intend to write about the pandemic and all the sorrows that accompanied it, yet it seeped into everything I wrote. Usually, as a writer for many years, I know and understand my process. With such heavy weight, it usually takes some time before a tragedy or grief can enter my writing. For instance, it took years after my mother died before I could write about her. I write daily. I am also a teacher and an activist. I offer two poems for your project. I believe in recording history with as many voices as possible."
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Essex Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic, Positive Outlook, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Clinical Care, Unpredictability, Access to Care, Education, Social and Economic Factors
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