Many poets in Ohio are writing about the uncertainty brought about by the pandemic, and Angela Acosta is no different in this poem ‘One Year In.’ Angela Acosta is a PhD student in Iberian Studies at The Ohio State University. She returned to writing poetry in English and Spanish during the pandemic to document her experiences and write alongside the Spanish women writers whose creative lives she uncovers in her research.
You can also read the poem in this accessible word document: Submission Dwelling During Pandemic[69]
Angela hit the nail on the head. The pandemic has affected all of us in so many ways and her reflection on this time period brings to mind some of the little changes we may not have thought of. She is right, we’ll somehow move on.
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