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People coping in their own way.
Poems for troubled times
Doctors, politicians, activists and others share the verses they turn to for comfort.
At a time when many Americans are fighting off a deadly pandemic with vaccines, distance and masks, or tackling systemic racism with marches and protests, poetry might not register as a priority. But one of the oldest forms of literary arts is a powerful healing tool, some experts say.
Poems “inspire hope during these dark days,” says Rafael Campo, a poet and physician at Harvard Medical School. As he put it in a TEDxCambridge talk in June 2019, “Poetry sparks empathy, and empathy is essential for our survival.”
In honor of National Poetry Month, we asked people dealing professionally with fallout from the pandemic and other contentious issues to share the poems they turn to in stressful times.
won't you celebrate with me
By Lucille Clifton
By Lucille Clifton
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.
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