Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Day 18

    Day 18 – Total confirmed cases in US:216,722 April is not just the cruelest month – as evidenced by the sickening spiral of the number at the top of this page – it is also National Poetry Month in the US. At times like this, we hope that poetry can help heal the anguish that Read more

  • Day 17

    Day 17 – Total confirmed cases in US: 189,633 The nightmare we wake up to this April Fool’s Day is no joke. If it were, the joke would be on us. An ordinary imbecile is at least aware of his own stupidity, but our president is no ordinary imbecile. As he does on every subject, Read more

  • Day 16

    Day 16 – Total confirmed cases in US: 164,719 I know I’m not the only one who finds it hard to read a book these days. It’s hard to concentrate on literature, even though the distraction of getting lost in an imaginary world sounds incredibly sweet right now. Someone I know suggested reading poetry as Read more

  • Day 15

    Day 15 – Total confirmed cases in US: 143,055 Heading into the third week of sequestered existence in NYC and the situation gets worse every day. I’m lucky. I don’t have to see the devastation the way nurses, doctors, and EMTs do. I’m safe. I haven’t left my building in 2 weeks, so the chances Read more

  • Day 14

    Day 14 – Total confirmed cases in the US: 124,686 The street that I live on ends in a T. When you reach the end, you can turn left or right but you cannot continue in the direction you were traveling. It is a fact of life that the paths we take end, often without Read more

  • Day 13

    Day 13 – Total confirmed cases in US: 104,865 Like Jay-Z, I woke up at 4:44 the other night to ghosts that didn’t have the decency to die. You might think that’s the only thing me and Jay-Z have in common, but it’s not. We’re both American men, born in the 1960s, who write songs Read more