I was born and raised on a Greek island, but when I visited the island of Manhattan, I discovered I was also a born New Yorker--an Upper West Sider, to be precise.
The last few months have been very difficult here in New York but for many of us it became urgent to keep being creative; to reach out to our neighbors; to support our community.
And so, when another Upper West Sider, Michael O' Connor, posted some pandemic haiku on NextDoor (that he had previously submitted to the Kaiser Health Newsletter), suggesting that other neighbors could contribute by replying to his post, several of us did. Michael's idea gave people a creative and fun forum and, in his words, "an outlet for pent-up energy."
I then suggested to contributors that I pair the haiku with images and create a cinematic poetry blog entry here.
The slideshow below features this collective, community-based creative effort. Click on the image for a pop-up.
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