POETRY AND THE PENDEMIC: ENTER TV
The Pandemic has inspired all kinds of changes in communication because we now stay home to send and receive messages. Consider obvious alterations, like no theatre-going or film - viewing so we can avoid direct contact with crowds. In fact, we can't enjoy other performing art forms as usual either, where groups congregate, such as concerts and ballets. Simply put, there are no more live audiences, or at least, a lot less of them. What about changes in other kinds of art forms? Poetry, for example, doesn't usually need an audience, yet accommodations must be made to deal with people who do not have access to book stores and libraries yet want to read or listen to poetry readings. Enter TV where individuals reciting poetry is possible. At Joe Biden's Inauguration, Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman made a significant impression with her poetry (as did Maya Angelou did with President Clinton's similar celebration ). Local writer, artist and poet Haim Mi