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Read MoreFor me, the metaphor of bravery as shrapnel brings to mind shiny flecks of metal stuck in flesh, and makes me think of a soldier. Like maybe the poets are survivors of battles within themselves as artists; or maybe...
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Read MoreTheir rhyme makes the language sound more beautiful and thoughtfully-composed, like music. Also makes it easier to remember. And this rhyme highlights the difference between the front yard and the backyard -- between the weeds and the roses.
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Dear Kiran, I have never related so much to a post before in my life. This pandemic has been an extremely scary rollercoaster. Just like you for most of the time, I thought about all the negatives instead of the positives when it came to talking about the pandemic. Then I realized that it’s more than that. There actual positives when it comes to this scary ride. All the doctors and nurses doing their best to treat everyone that walks into hospitals. We would be nowhere without them and also those that give us the instructions to stay 6 ft apart and wear masks.
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Read MoreBut so what? Those alliterative "g"s definitely seem to ground a reader in physical reality - they order the muscles in the back of one's throat to clamp down on each other to make their hard "g". Sort...
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Dear Kiran,
I am intrigued by your post, “Pandemic”, because it really exemplifies what is occurring in the pandemic in a poem like style. There have been pros and cons of this pandemic that has both helped people grow but also has a way of holding people back as well. Our personal life has been adapting to this new lifestyle but our personal life isn’t the only thing changing as politics has been a back and forth debate with recent issues.
One sentence you wrote that stood out to me is, “I remember the fireworks all day and all night for a month — stimulus checks popping on the street — the sizzle of the long fuse, the whistle, and the bang, batteries of bottle rockets, missiles, and barrages of roman candles, the boom of M80’s outside my window at 3 AM.” This sentence elaborates how people are moving past the pandemic like it is not an issue anymore, still going out and doing what they please.
Thank you for this writing. I look forward to what your next writing is, because you bring up issues that need to be addressed more often. I would like you to continue writing about issues against the pandemic and how we can find solutions to them.
Aaliyah