COVID-19 and The Incarcerated
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A COVID-19 love poem and graphic design. I have been combining graphic design with poetry to create simple, yet moving pieces of art to address this crisis in unique and positive ways.
Submitted by Christopher D. Simms from Rockford.
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Having grown up in Oak Park, Illinois, I never cease to appreciate the beauty of the Ginkgo tree. From its spiritual symbolism to its rich, scientific history, it serves as a lovely reminder of hope, strength, unity, and courage - especially now during this time of uncertainty.
This is my latest piece of poetry. As we deal with COVID-19 I am writing to confront the situation we're in, and staying as creative as I can be.
A COVID-19 love poem and graphic design. I have been combining graphic design with poetry to create simple, yet moving pieces of art to address this crisis in unique and positive ways.
The Guild Literary Complex is a community-based literary organization that presents and supports diverse, divergent, and emerging voices through innovative literary programs including performances and readings.
A tri-weekly video series that captures the intimacy and physicality of holding a book while engaging with a poem read by a distinctive voice, presented by the Poetry Foundation and Complexly.
To preserve and highlight the cultural imprint and contributions of the Spanish-speaking Latino population in the United States, contratiempo programming includes our flagship quarterly publication, revista contratiempo, our annual Poesía en Abril poetry festival, co-presented with DePaul University, and our contratiempo radio hour at Lumpen Radio in Chicago.
Poem about our mother passing away.
This poem is written especially for those who are incarcerated, locked down, or those prisoners who may be in isolation at the moment. This is not a good time for that. I hope this poem touches hearts and encourages rethinking around mass incarceration.
We’ve been publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art, and interviews online at HypertextMag.com and in print at Hypertext Review since 2010 and, in 2017, we became a nonprofit with an expanded mission to teach Chicago-area adults to tell and write their stories.
What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath—the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is.