The great isolation : Colorado creativity in the time of the pandemic

Abeyta, Aaron A. 1971- (editor.). Hausdoerffer, Tyson, (editor and writer of foreword.). Pritchett, Laura, (editor and writer of introduction to nature writing section.). Mayank, J. S., (editor and writer of introduction to screenwriting section.). Abeyta, Aaron A., (editor and writer of introduction to poetry section.). Wilde, Fran, (editor and writer of introduction to genre fiction section.). Anderson, Kevin J., (editor and writer of afterword.). Tonino, Leath, Some recluses whose company I have enjoyed. (author.). Arendt, Kristen, Regaining consciousness. (author.). Beauregard, Nancy, Contemplating nature during a pandemic. (author.). Brubaker, Corrinne, The distance that brings us together. (author.). Goddard-Garcia, Jennifer, Calculated risk. (author.). Dougherty, Daniel, Covid, a musical. (author.). Conley, Robin, It's a jungle out there. (author.). Lishko, Nic, Shadows of the forest. (author.). Reid, Erica, If ever there were a time for a long title the pandemic would be it. (author.). Williams, Joshua, Barriers. (author.). Tonino, Leath, Reading these days. (author.). Moody, Marilyn K., Covid dreams. (author.). Mercado, Carla, Hikikomori. (author.). Tobler, Elise, This is not a love song. (author.). Barber, Evan, The final notes. (author.). Hickok, Ed, Melissa. (author.). Cohn, Alicia, A three star life. (author.).

Summary: "For a moment, the world stood still ... but our people were forced to stand alone. And in the midst of this darkness, one Colorado group decided to use art to heal broken hearts. ... That's when the Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Western Colorado University came up with 'The Great Isolation Writing Contest,' to take away some of the powerlessness that some were feeling. Seventeen winners of that competition are represented in this anthology. Writers from different disciplines--nature writing, screenwriting, poetry, and genre fiction--wrote short pieces that expressed their responses to a world we could no longer understand. And all were gathered and published by the Publishing students at Western. Each entry in this collection is innovative and brings us through emotions that range from exciting, to funny, to reflective. And just as The Decameron became the literary voice of the 14th century's black plague, so too 'The Great Isolation' is our collective answer to the 21st century pandemic."--Back cover.

Item details

ISBN: 9798668294329
Physical Description: print
142 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: [Colorado] : Western Colorado University Graduate Program in Creative Writing, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

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Foreword -- Nature writing -- Nature in the great isolation -- we are in this aloneness together -- Some recluses whose company I have enjoyed -- Regaining consciousness -- Contemplating nature during a pandemic -- The distance that brings us together -- Screenwriting -- Introduction -- Calculated Risk -- Covid, a musical -- It's a jungle out there -- Shadows of the forest -- Poetry -- Introduction -- If ever there were a time for a long title the pandemic would be it -- Barriers -- Reading these days -- Covid dreams -- Genre fiction -- Introduction -- Hikikomori -- This is not a love song -- The final notes -- Melissa -- A three star life -- Afterword: something to hold in your hands -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Additional copyright information.