(Student Submission) Artist Statement: Like most people, quarantine has been an interesting experience for me. I have found myself on a roller coaster of emotions, from the peaks of happiness and relaxation to the valleys of loneness and emptiness. What
Category: Creative Writing
Emily Howard – I Was Wrong About You
(Student Submission) Theme: Before, During, and After Artist Statement: “I Was Wrong About You” is a poem in response to the theme, Before, During and After. It is about the journey of self love that I have experienced throughout the
Geoff Tompsett – Notes from the lockdown
(Faculty Submission) Theme: Community in Isolation Artist Statement: I was lucky enough to live in a neighborhood of an affluent town where people helped and encouraged each other during this unusual time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, I can only
Greg Palmerino – Poetry Collection
(Staff Submission) Theme: Before, During and After Artist Statement: There are no greater themes in art and life than love and death. COVID-19 reminds us how timeless the Earth can be compared to human existence and how much direction and
Julia Toplyn – Untitled
(Student Submission) Theme: Community in Isolation Artist Statement: Many of my family members, myself included, had a birthday that occurred during COVID, and like many we were unable to celebrate with our regular cookouts and a beach weekend. So, we
Kavitha Anand – A Paused Clock
(Public submission) Theme: Before/After COVID Artist Statement: We, humans, have changed a lot along with the changing world. We all have become technology slaves, social media addicts, workaholics and have started to ignore our families, emotional quotients and even basic
Kavitha Anand – Breathe
(Public Submission) Theme: Optimism in a Pandemic Artist Statement: This poem is a tribute the great soldiers called as health workers who have worked round the clock during this pandemic, around the much feared COVID patients with no complaint. It
Nasim Mansuri – Company
(Student Submission) Theme: Alone Together Artist Statement: The most interesting part of quarantine has been seeing how constant company affects my cat. Her habits and personality have changed as a result of the crisis, just like mine have. She follows
Nasim Mansuri – Days under the virus
(Student Submission) Theme: Ourselves in the World Artist Statement: I think most people found that the quarantine made them value social interaction more; made them crave socialization. For me, it was the opposite: I have settled very comfortably in an
Nasim Mansuri – These days
(Student Submission) Theme: Home Artist Statement: Quarantine brings on so many contradictions when we think of ourselves in the world and ourselves in relation to others. The gentle comfort of being home all the time eventually gives way to an