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First published in April 2020, at the height of the first Lockdown, Poems from the Lockdown was an immediate, visceral response to a sudden, and frightened global pandemic, that saw everyone isolating, industry stopping, and humanity hunkering down for safety. Over fifteen million died, millions more suffered physically, and mentally, and everyone, the entire population of planet, was affected. Covid ravaged our world. Two and a half years on, and this new edition, adds a new chapter to reflect, but also serves as a kind of closure on a chapter of history - we are now post-pandemic. However, it is only a kind of closure, we are a world of seven billion, trillions of virus exist, many of which we cannot live without, and then there is Mankind itself, so technologically advanced it not only did not ban weapons of mass destruction after 1945, it chose to improve and proliferate them. The world is ever more dangerous. Then again, if there is one thing the last two and a half years have shown, humanity's capacity for caring, kindness, for compassion and love, is undiminished, so it is with hope, and belief in beauty, art, and creativity, we present this Special Edition: 155 poems from 125 poets from 14 countries: unique, authentic, universal, poetic voices, which chronicle the human condition. The poets of “Poems from The Lockdown" are: Aaluk Edwardson Abby DeSantis A J Fierney Alyssa Kreikemeier Amelia Bostic Amy Walker Andreas Fleps Anna Delamerced Anne Carly Abad Annmarie McQueen Anthony Mirarcki Barbara Reynolds Barbara Schwegman Bartholomew Bolander Benjamin Champagne Bethany Johnson Blakelee Harmon Brandon SC Brewer Brian M Falconer Bridget Noel Camille Hill Cary Barney Carol Flake Chapman Catherine (Lee) Felty Catherine Bull Christa Lubatkin Cigeng Zhang Cindy Lynn Brown Browning Mank Claire Taylor Conrad Spenser Clark Danielle Solo David Cleveland David Wren Deborah Dodge Diane Burrow Don Carrroll Dori LaRue Emma Gibson Eric Machan Howd Felucia