Pandemic Poems - APRIL 2020
Bio Note: I am a classical pianist with an interest in the interaction between text and
music. I prepare vocal recitals, learn opera and musical scores, and write my own poetry which has
been set by living composers for musical commissions. I am currently studying at the Eastman School
of Music and will receive my Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano this May (although classes
are online for the rest of the semester, and I am back home in New Jersey for the next few months).
Author's Note: The poem, "Hunger" in the Time of a Pandemic, is part of a musical series called "Pandemic Poems and Pieces." Every week, composer Ben Morris writes a piano miniature inspired by my poetry and I record the piece at my in-home studio. You can follow along on YouTube
Author's Note: The poem, "Hunger" in the Time of a Pandemic, is part of a musical series called "Pandemic Poems and Pieces." Every week, composer Ben Morris writes a piano miniature inspired by my poetry and I record the piece at my in-home studio. You can follow along on YouTube
"Hunger" in the Time of a Pandemic
I. A List
Mushrooms, carrots, leeks,
A couple frozen veggies
(but we don’t care which),
An Irish butter,
Cheddar cheese and another
More exciting cheese.
II. A Menu
Multi-colored
Roasted carrots with Greek yogurt,
Avocados and
Sesame seeds plus
Buttermilk-marinated
Chicken. (The latter
Because it’s going
To take a full twenty-four
Hours to prepare.)
III. A Snack
Seventeen chicken
Nuggets, two cheeseburgers
And one order of fries.
©2020 Maggie Hinchliffe
Editor's Note: If this poem(s) moves you please consider writing to the
author (email address above) to tell her or him. You might say what it is about the poem that moves you. Writing to the author is what builds the community at Verse Virtual.
It is very important. -JL