{"product_id":"pandemic-poems-of-2020-paperback","title":"Pandemic Poems of 2020 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Kintner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of fifty poems which capture the experience of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein a personal way. The \"sheltered in\" mandate by the governors of the states stricken with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Coronavirus has resulted in a new reality for most Americans. The feeling of being trapped\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat home, working remotely, confronting boredom and dealing with those complex emotions are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall captured in rhyme. Starting with \"Trapped at Home\", \"The Longest Month\" and \"Time to Work\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe book's initial poems address the \"what now\" reality of the virus restrictions. The CDC's restrictions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare captures in rhyme in the poems \"Social Distancing\", \"The Limits\", and the \"CDC Way\". The emotions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom staying inside too many days are presented in \"Stir Crazy\", \"The Jolt of Covid-19\" and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surviving and Thriving\". The upward spiral of Covid-19 cases from the failure of so many refusing to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewear masks or shelter in inspired the poems, \"Don't Listen to Stupid\", \"In Total Disbelief\" and \"Someone \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElse's Problem\". On a more positive note staying well during the pandemic has required a mindset to comply with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe CDC guidelines. The discipline required inspired the poems \"\"It's Great to Be Alive\", \"For Better or Worse\", \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surviving 2020\", \"Happy is the Way\". The reader will get the feeling of being in the Twilight Zone reading, \"Pandemic \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHallucinations\", \"Broken Times\", \"What Day Is It?\" and \"Feels Like a Dream\". Blaming the U.S. Government is a theme that has arisen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein anger to the social restrictions, loss of loved ones, and the economic hardships brought on my the pandemic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems \"What Could Have Been\", \"The Hypocrisy of It All\" and \"Mixed Messages\" truly capture those feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems should provide some comic relief, while at the same time provide a picture of the human experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe have all been going through during the tying months of 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46194435752133,"sku":"9780578737294","price":35.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/RPrIDF6BMr9780578737294.webp?v=1778230490","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/pandemic-poems-of-2020-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}