Open AccessWhen Times Are Worse, Turn to Verse! Poetry during a Pandemic
Author(s) -
Sylvia Vardell,
Janet Wong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-7641
pISSN - 1542-9806
DOI - 10.5860/cal.19.1.27
Subject(s) - poetry , reading (process) , covid-19 , permission , grasp , visual arts , history , internet privacy , media studies , literature , advertising , art , computer science , sociology , political science , law , business , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
The lockdown last spring shut down everything—our daily routines, our travel plans, in-person conferences, and—for many people—even our usual reading habits. It was difficult to concentrate. We were all hungry for news and guidance, yet we could hardly grasp it. Authors and illustrators began reading their books out loud and sharing those recordings online; publishers widened their permission rules to allow this sharing of content and images.