Poem constructed from emails received during quarantine goes viral
(The Guardian Books News)

Jessica Salfia´s widely shared poem First Lines of Emails I´ve Received While Quarantining has the refrain `As you know, many people are struggling´Everyone has received at least one and now they´ve been elevated to poetry: a US teacher has highlighted corporate opportunism during the coronavirus outbreak, in a viral poem titled First Lines of Emails I´ve Received While Quarantining.Jessica Salfia, an English teacher and writer in West Virginia, posted the poem on Twitter on Saturday. `In these uncertain times / as we navigate the new normal, / Are you willing to share your ideas and solutions? / As you know, many people are struggling,` the poem begins.This poem is called `First lines of emails I´ve received while quarantining.` pic.twitter.com/4keCqPaO63 Related: `Everyone is pulling together`: poems by NHS workers to raise money for Covid-19 appeal Continue reading...