Alwyn Marriage
When Covid-19 swept across the world, it took everyone by surprise. Debilitating illness,unprecedented lockdowns and tragic deaths soon followed. Then the questions arose - howlong would the devastation last and would anyone survive? Alwyn Marriage contracted Covid-19early in the pandemic and that is where this moving collection starts. In poems written in realtime, Alwyn tracks the course of her own illness and recovery, the death of her brother and thegradual dawning of new hope. Above all, she asks what we have learnt from this pandemic, andwhether the world will ever be the same again. This is poetry that grips you, may make you cry,but will also warm your heart.
