Poets Respond to Covid-19: Collaborative UK and International Poetry Project

我们的项目建议将诗歌的写作、交流、出版和讨论作为一种重要的文化回应，在新冠肺炎大流行期间造福英国(和全球)公众的处理、治愈和福祉。我们的方法包括编辑一本30位诗人(15个英国/其他15个国家)响应新冠肺炎的诗集，以及一个附带的互动网站，使公众能够集体参与/参与诗歌。词派将把诗歌作为回应新冠肺炎的一种方式，放在一篇多格式的散文中，讲述我们的当代时刻，并放在其他历史危机诗歌的背景下(发表在同行评议期刊上，也发表在选集/网站上)。该网站(由PI/CI编辑)将缓解封锁的疏远和孤立效应，邀请人们参与与新冠肺炎相关的诗歌表演和问答环节的论坛讨论。它还将为公众提交的诗歌回应新冠肺炎提供一个精心策划的平台。目标受众包括那些遭受丧亲之痛、身体或心理健康问题的人，以及那些需要“幸福”的人(这与长期以来发表的关于阅读和/或写诗的“反身性”治疗价值的研究是一致的)。这本纸质书(2021年1月出版)表达了对新冠肺炎的即时、静态的艺术回应。该网站将从合同的拟议开始(2020年6月)起编辑12个月，以实现动态的持续反应，探索病毒的影响，因为它需要不断变化的参与模式。该网站还提出了其遗产存档和对数字技术的模范使用的价值，使话语(在这种情况下，诗歌)能够在这场危机和未来的封锁期间自由访问。

Our project proposes the writing, exchange, publication and discussion of poetry as a significantcultural response, benefiting the UK (and global) public's processing, healing, and wellbeing duringthe COVID-19 pandemic. Our approach includes editing an anthology of 30 poets (15 UK / 15 othercountries) responding to COVID-19, and an accompanying interactive website enabling collectivepublic participation/engagement with poetry. CI and PI will situate poetry as a mode of responseto COVID-19 in a multi-format essay speaking to our contemporary moment and within thecontext of other historical poetries of crisis (published in a peer-review journal, and also theanthology/website). The website (edited by PI/CI) will mitigate distancing and isolating effects oflockdown, inviting people to engage in forum discussions of COVID-19-related poeticperformances and Q&A sessions. It will also provide a curated platform for public-submittedpoetry responding to COVID-19. Target audiences include those suffering bereavement, physical ormental health issues, and those in need of 'wellbeing' (in line with the long-published researchregarding the therapeutic value of reading and/or 'reflexive' writing of poetry). The print book(published 01/2021) formulates an immediate, static artistic response to COVID-19. The websitewill be edited for 12 months from the contract's proposed start (06/2020), enabling dynamicongoing responses, exploring the impact of the virus as it requires ever-changing modes ofengagement. The website further proposes value in its legacy-archiving and its exemplary use ofdigital technologies, enabling discourse (in this case, poetry) to be freely accessible during thiscrisis and future lockdowns.