COVID-19 Project

We have come to the end of our COVID-19 Project. 66 days of art and poetry, all inspired by a dreadful disease which has no end in sight and all in an effort to raise money for those whose lives have been directly affected.

I want to thank all of the poets and artists who shared their work and their vision. You have placed your trust in me to curate your work and, for that, I am truly grateful. I am also grateful that this was an international effort. Only when the world comes together can we defeat such a covert and incorrigible enemy.

I also want to thank all who came to read, to view, to contemplate and to comment on the work that has been presented here. It’s been an honor for me to feature such wonderful and talented writers and artists and an honor that you have come to visit.

Finally, I want to thank those of you who opened your hearts and wallets to donate to AFAC. In times like these, it’s imperative that we come together and help each other. It is basic to survival.

I hope each of you will remain safe and healthy in the days and months ahead, and I pray that this pandemic will come to an end and that life will return to normal.

Stay safe. Wear a mask. And continue to immerse yourselves in the comfort that is the bedrock of art and poetry.

Until next time…

Mike Maggio

Donation Appeal:

Throughout June and July, we will be presenting on this web site work by poets and artists responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you will find these works relevant, comforting and inspiring as we all cope with the economic and health-related fallout.

As you view the work on this site each day, we would like to encourage you to donate to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Their mission “ is to feed our neighbors in need by providing dignified access to supplemental groceries. AFAC is seeing a record number of families due to the COVID-19 pandemic as families who never thought they would ever be in need are now showing up at our doors for much needed food.”  And, in keeping with our hunger-focused efforts, you may also want to visit the Poetry X Hunger website where poems by many poets are posted and are being used by anti-hunger organizations.”

Please consider donating to AFAC. If you do, let us know which poet or artist inspired you so we can send you a personal thank you.

If you send a donation, please let us know.

And thank you for your visit .