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Tag Archives: pandemic

You Must Wash Your Hands Until They Bleed

A poem written under quarantine.
My husband, unfortunately,
has Covid-19.

Posted byJennifer PatinoDecember 13, 2020December 14, 2020Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:covid 19, pandemic, poem, poet, poetry, poetry communityl, poets, quarantine, writer, writers, writing community40 Comments on You Must Wash Your Hands Until They Bleed

Thanksgiving Eve: A Poem

my blood can’t handle
any more apologies, insistence
on the right to celebrate
genocide…

Posted byJennifer PatinoNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020Posted inpoetryTags:indigenous, native american, native american heritage month, ojibwe, pandemic, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, thanksgiving, writer, writers, writing, writing community2 Comments on Thanksgiving Eve: A Poem

Time Between Waves

There is time between waves of excruciating pain where I’m relaxed, even peaceful, because the waves have just turned into trickles and it’s more manageable.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 26, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:anxiety, blog, break, chronic illness, chronic pain, pandemic, personal, update

We’re Learning That Time Is Making Us Miserable

Why keep ourselves so constricted to something as meaningless as a clock right now?

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 4, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:blog, coronavirus, covid19, pandemic, personal, schedule, time, writers, writing, writing community

Thinking about Powwows During a Pandemic

It’s springtime in the middle of a pandemic and between the hand washing, concern, disinfecting, and time spent in prayer, I’m thinking about powwows.

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 13, 2020April 13, 2020Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:blog, ojibwe, pandemic, poem, poetry, powwow1 Comment on Thinking about Powwows During a Pandemic
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