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The last word, our series about emotions and states of mind in books, focuses on depictions of happiness this month, from Austen’s Persuasion to a 21st-century sonnet

Within weeks, I went from clear, healthy skin, to almost every part of my body being covered in this angry and unpredictable condition.

Humour, beauty, solace ... the right poem can bring a ray of sunshine. Andrew Motion, Kayo Chingonyi, Tishani Doshi and other poets recommend the verses that lift their spirits

‘A significant number of people have decided that there will be no ‘post-Covid’ and that thinking we will ever return to a life that looks like the one we left is laughable.’ Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP ‘A significant number of people have decided that there will be no ‘post-Covid’ and that thinking we will ever return to a life that looks like the one we left is laughable.’ Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP Mon 8 Feb 2021 04.00 EST Last modified on Sun 14 Feb 20...