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Analysis: while pandemic-era poetry uncovers the vulnerabilities of humanity, it also reminds us that disasters do end Indian poet and essayist Arvind Krishna Mehrotra describes his experience of living in the pandemic era as follows. "My sense of mortality is keener than ever. In my garden, I look at an unfamiliar sapling and wonder if I would ever find out its name." Mehrotras keen sense of mortality and heightened attention to his surroundings also acts as the driving force behind for how ...

It’s easy to look at the past year and only see the negative impacts of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, but 2020 has given us a lot to be thankful for too. Here are a few stories that brought us tremendous joy this year — and gave us hope when we needed it most! 1. “Principal mom’s” embarrassing online school announcements had thousands cracking up.  “Just a reminder: Lunch today is whatever you make yourself,” Deb Plafker, a mom from Danville, California, said into her ...