Manuel Nava Leal

The Pandemic Poetry Anthology Manuel Nava Leal

The concept of this anthology came from a good friend whom, I have had the pleasure of mentoring in creative poetry for over two years; Lucy Reyna called me early one Sunday morning in early April and asked if I would consider curating a poetry book on the Covid-19 pandemic and how people are reacting to these troubling times. After no deliberation nor forethought I accepted and "The Pandemic Poetry Anthology," began, with Lucy submitting first. Poems arrived from Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, including a Covid-19 survivor's poem from Spain and of course cities and states from within our nation.