Wait: Poems from the Pandemic

by Jeri Theriault (Editor), Kifah Abdulla (Contributor), Samaa Abdurraqib (Contributor)

Wait: Poems from the Pandemic is an anthology of poetry and art by sixty-five Maine poets and visual artists created in response to the pandemic of 2020-21. Collected by editor Jeri Theriault, the art and poetry work together to reveal the feelings, frustrations, desires, and suffering all of us experienced during this time. Passionate and contemplative, angry and hopeful, sorrowful and humorous, intelligent and articulate, these poets and artists show us, as poet laureate Baron Wormser writes, “a transfiguring vision – what the pandemic felt like from the inside.” An “essential work,” an “invaluable book,” Wait “brings us face-to-face with what it is to be human.”

108 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2021

Reviews

[McKenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

"This too shall pass. What passes as a smile behind a masked face." -Pass by D. Cummins

This was given to me unexpectedly from my fiance as he was reading it for a work book club. I read it in one sitting and enjoyed the overall premise of the poems and it created incredibly thought provoking discussions between him & I. I found some hard to read because they really nailed down the feelings we have all had in the past two years.

My favorites in this collection were:
-Pass by D. Cummins
-Inside the Body by J. Kaber
-For My Children by M. Bove
-Social Distancing by G. Berg

[Amy Francoeur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong collection of poetry, many of which brought me back to those uncertain and sorrowful days of 2020.

[Amber Page]

Pick your Poison Shakespeare Inspired-poetry Only about a half dozen made sense to me.

[Alice Persons · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a poem in this anthology, but I can objectively say that I think it's a strong collection.