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    Journey Through Pandemia: A Collection of Poems
    Journey Through Pandemia: A Collection of Poems
    Journey Through Pandemia: A Collection of Poems
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    Journey Through Pandemia: A Collection of Poems

    By T DeLisle

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    The pandemic is the true author of this book. It orients it and distills it. I have attempted to capture, over the course of fifty days, its varied facets: its horror, trauma, majesty, debilitation, grace, and finality.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 3, 2020
    ISBN9781665503921
    Journey Through Pandemia: A Collection of Poems

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      Journey Through Pandemia - T DeLisle

      2020 T Delisle. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse  10/09/2020

      ISBN: 978-1-6655-0393-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-6655-0391-4 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-6655-0392-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020920160

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      This book is

      dedicated to my family for

      their inspiration and input.

      And a special mention to Rhyss. Welcome to the world.

      CONTENTS

      I. Rejoice!

      II. Babble

      III. Meditations on the Monster: Origins

      IV. 6.2.6

      V. Descent

      VI. Sequestering

      VII. Shelter-in-Place

      VIII. Pass Over

      IX. State of Things

      X. A Ghost behind Us

      XI. Gray

      XII. Peace

      XIII. Fissures

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