Poems for a Pandemic
Voices from the front line of a global epidemic
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Publisher Description
A collection of brilliant poems written by people working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic
All revenues received by HarperCollins directly from sales of this ebook will be donated to NHS Charities Together for their Covid-19 appeal.
Angela Marston is a retired Palliative Care Nurse who spent nearly 40 years in the NHS and Hospice services. She wrote her first poem whilst self-isolating with Covid-19 and, when she recovered, collected poems from other key workers and people affected by the virus.
She created an anthology of poems from nurses, doctors, and teachers; pharmacists and journalists; child protection officers and food bank volunteers. From people aged 9 to 92. From established poets and writers.
From heroes.
Poems for a Pandemic is that anthology.
It is a valuable collection of first-hand accounts – of love, of grief, of fear, and of hope – that explores the global effort to rescue humanity from the teeth of an invisible enemy. And it comes direct from the people that don capes and masks in order to go save the world.
This is history in the making,’ Angela says, ‘and these poems record
for all eternity the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people at an extraordinary time.’
About the author
Angela Marston is a former NHS specialist practitioner with over 30 years' experience in nursing. She holds a masters degree in professional leadership and worked with universities and hospitals teaching nurses about palliative care as well as working as the clinical lead of Katharine House Hospice. She retired in 2018 and, during the global coronavirus epidemic, founded Poems For a Pandemic to raise money for NHS Charities Together. Angela is married to Phil and has three children Sarah, , James and David . She is the proud nanny to Nathaniel and Tobias and finds retirement leaves her busier than ever.
Customer Reviews
A Must Buy
The book of the time.
A MUST READ!
A powerful collection of ordinary people at an extraordinary time. This book will go down in history as a record of the thoughts and feelings of the key workers on the frontline of a global pandemic. I really hope there will be a printed edition available soon as it is something I would love to have on my bookshelf and pass down to the next generation.
Incredibly touching
What an incredibly touching book. Dedicated to the frontline workers who have sadly lost their lives by trying to protect ours. The words written in these pages were so moving I was in tears many times, it made me smile and cry both at the same time. They are words written by people on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic and their family members, with perspectives from those aged 9 to 92. True words spoken in the form of poetry. An absolutely beautiful book. Well done to everyone who has been involved in the production of this anthology, I hope that it raises plenty for our NHS.