Dear Vaccine : Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic / edited by Naomi Shihab Nye [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nye, Naomi Shihab, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 (Disease).

Epidemics.

Vaccination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2022]

Summary:

People from around the world reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine through poetry When so much in our lives ground to a halt in the spring of 2020, no one knew how long the COVID-19 pandemic would last. After long months of shutdowns, social distancing, and worry, the first coronavirus vaccines were released in December 2020. In March 2021, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and the University of Arizona Poetry Center launched the website for the Global Vaccine Poem project, inviting anyone to share experiences of the pandemic and vaccination through poetry. Dear Vaccine features selections from over 2, 000 poetry submissions to the project, which come from all 50 states and 118 different countries. Internationally acclaimed author Naomi Shihab Nye, in her introduction, highlights the human dimensions found across the responses. Richard Carmona, the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, provides a foreword that contextualizes the global scope of the problem, as well as the political and public health dimensions. Making use of poetry's powerful tools to connect us across division, Dear Vaccine reminds us that medical advances alone are not enough to solve the vexing challenges of the pandemic; the arts-and poetry-have a profound and critical role to play.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Editors' Note

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Dear Vaccine

Lessons-What We Learned While Alone

Joan Beth Gerstein Oceanside, California

Nina Palattella Erie, Pennsylvania

Nisreen Yamany Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Yahia Lababidi Egypt and USA

Denise Alden Twin Cities, Minnesota

Tracy Rice Weber Hampton, Virginia

Liz Gray Newton, Massachusetts

Catherine Elizabeth Gamblin Otis, Oregon

Mosab Abu Toha Gaza, Palestine

David J. Bodney Tucson, Arizona

Elizabyth A. Hiscox Fort Collins, Colorado

Lynda Allen Fredericksburg, Virginia

Luisa A. Igloria Norfolk, Virginia

Philip Metres University Heights, Ohio

Alvena Gael Kirkpatrick Ojai, California

Rivka Joseph Cleveland, Ohio

Suzanne Ohlmann Seward, Nebraska

Margo Berdeshevsky Paris, France

Sean Dennison Medford, Oregon

Kashiana Singh Chicago, Illinois

Michael Simms Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TC Nivedita Kerala, India

Paula J. Lambert Columbus, Ohio

Todd Snider Munroe Falls, Ohio

Kari Wimbish Charlotte, North Carolina

Kelley Alison Smith Rhode Island

Tan Zi Ning Singapore

Melissa Standish Houston, Texas

Eleni Hines Black River, New Brunswick

Ann N. Vermel Fort Collins, Colorado

Ken Waldman Anchorage, Alaska

Marc A. Crowley Cochise County, Arizona

Gratitude-Only as Lovely as You Are Shared

Dorothy Beavington Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Ofelia Zepeda Tucson, Arizona

Alison Hawthorne Deming Tucson, Arizona

George Ella Lyon Lexington, Kentucky

Carl Little Somesville, Maine

Candace Frede New York, New York

Anna Mari Räsänen Helsinki, Finland

Mary Zettelman Greer Shalersville, Ohio

Suzanne Kilkus Madison, Wisconsin

Silke Feltz Norman, Oklahoma

Fran Hillyer Glorieta, New Mexico

Fabio Corsini Rome, Italy.

Lahab Assef Al-Jundi San Antonio, Texas

Dean R. Kahler Canton, Ohio

Konrad Ng Honolulu, Hawaii

Samantha Antoine Ann Arbor, Michigan

Amoaba Gooden Kent, Ohio

Kate McCarroll Moore Danville, California

Susan M. Tyrrell Lawton, Oklahoma

Tish Hinojosa Austin, Texas

Sue Soal Cape Town, South Africa

Brendan Constantine Los Angeles, California

Emily-Sue Sloane Huntington Station, New York

Susan Scheid Washington, DC

Muna Agwa Cleveland, Ohio

Kate Sommers-Dawes San Francisco, California

Bill Bradley New York City, New York

TC Tolbert Tucson, Arizona

Kami Bates Tucson, Arizona

Emily Gammons Columbus, Ohio

Jenny Browne San Antonio, Texas

Susan Markovich Waterloo, Iowa, and Tucson, Arizona

Sarah Gzemski Tucson, Arizona

Lindsay Mann Ann Arbor, Michigan

Grief-That Breath Could Bring Us Death

Melanie Miller Columbus, Ohio

Robbi Nester Lake Forest, California

Meg Files Tucson, Arizona

Mo H. Saidi San Antonio, Texas

Cathy Song Volcano, Hawaii

Jade Busca Marseille, France

Katherine Willis Pershey Western Springs, Illinois

Todd Diacon Kent, Ohio

Shihab M. A. Ghanem Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ellyse Theede Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Aleksandra Golos Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joanne Feenstra Slocan, British Columbia, Canada

Hannah Potter Pasadena, Maryland

Vivian Blatnik Kent, Ohio

Terri Pilarski Dearborn, Michigan

Gail Rinderknecht Shaker Heights, Ohio

Bonnie James Shaker Burton, Ohio

Erin Kearney Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Sandra Villeneuve Ottawa, Canada

Genevieve Lehr Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Julie Heifetz Rockville, Maryland

Tanya Huntington Mexico City, Mexico

Majid Naficy Los Angeles, California

Peter Kahn Chicago, Illinois

Sadie Schlegel Holmesville, Ohio

Julie Naslund Bend, Oregon.

Peggy Shumaker Fairbanks, Alaska

Hailey Schlegel Holmesville, Ohio

The Clinic-The Place We Met and Loved Each Other

Jodi Lundgren Victoria/Lekwungen, British Columbia, Canada

Stephanie Vincent New Castle, Pennsylvania

Lynn Otto Oregon

Teresa Anthofer Tucson, Arizona

Mark Scheel Mission, Kansas

Stuart Kestenbaum Deer Isle, Maine

Sean Petrie Austin, Texas

Hannah Jane Walker Cambridge, United Kingdom

Steven Oscherwitz Tucson, Arizona

Kim Stafford Portland, Oregon

Jacqueline Saphra London, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Gillespie London, Ontario, Canada

Warren Woessner Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bruce Gungle Tucson, Arizona

Sally Bliumis-Dunn Armonk, New York

Barbara Solow Florence, Massachusetts

Isaiah Hunt Cleveland, Ohio

Nostalgia-Every Day a Meditation in Remembering

Danusha Laméris Santa Cruz, California

Carrie Newcomer Bloomington, Indiana

Julie Swarstad Johnson Tucson, Arizona

Parker J. Palmer Madison, Wisconsin

Linda C. Belans Durham, North Carolina

Denise Kitagawa Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tina McGill London, Ontario, Canada

Jessica Jones Ohio and Montana

Brenda Liddy Belfast, Northern Ireland

Grace Nye Melbourne, Australia

Claire Weiner Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sonnet Kekilia Coggins Makawao, Hawaii

Taylor Kirby Austin, Texas

Prasanta Verma Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marie Boucher Monterey, California

Sophia Caparisos Savannah, Georgia

Envisioning the Future-Believing We Belong

Mary Ellen Chown Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Cristiana Pagliarusco Vicenza, Italy

Dan Rosen Kamakura, Japan

Bill Meissner St. Cloud, Minnesota

Dawn Garisch Cape Town, South Africa

C. Louise Kennedy Vero Beach, Florida

Barbara Ras Denver, Colorado

Erkut Tokman Istanbul, Turkey

Shannon Rose McMaster Youngstown, Ohio

Naomi Foyle Brighton, United Kingdom.

James Crews Shaftsbury, Vermont

Clara Ruth Kelly Boxford, Massachusetts

Katie Manning San Diego, California

Maria McGinnis Stow, Ohio

Radhika Balu London, United Kingdom

Caitie Young Kent, Ohio

Karen Green Chatham, Ontario, Canada

Hannah Hindman Marana, Arizona

Joseph Ross Washington, DC

Taddy McAllister San Antonio, Texas

Margot Lavoie Portland, Oregon

Jan Stretch Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Laura Wood Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Cindy Danes Bailey Hilliard, Ohio

Carolyn Fichter Galizio Kent, Ohio

Susan Kimball Rochester, Minnesota

Sally McGreevey Hannay Comfort, Texas

Afterword

Notes on the Contributors.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Nye, Naomi Shihab Dear Vaccine

ISBN:

9781631014819

1631014811

OCLC:

1314616626