When the Virus Came Calling: COVID-19 Strikes America

By Thelma T. Reyna

A ground-breaking anthology of 45 distinguished American contemporary poets and prose writers, written in real time in the first half of the historic, devastating coronavirus COVID-19 invasion of America in 2020. In heart-wrenching, wide-eyed observations, firsthand events, tragedies, and reflections, these top authors document for us the horrors, grief, and heroism of friends, family, neighbors as we watched the disease unfold. Here are moments of hope and togetherness as well, seeking respite and balms. This gathering of Poets Laureate, national award winners, poet leaders, essayists, academics, and short fiction writers is a collection to treasure and a touchstone for generations to come.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996963278
• ISBN13: 9780996963275
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Golden Foothills Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 and higher