Looking for Hope
By Britney Pham A poem that reveals a different perspective when read backwards line by line “I know I can change the world.”Is a statement I am skeptical about.My response to these unprecedented circumstances have little impactDeaths in the thousands rise each
Novel Hopes
By Ng Jun Heng, Rayson Abstract: The first and last sentences of this essay are taken from the first line of the famous novel "A Tale of Two Cities”, a story about two cities during the tumultuous environment of the French Revolution.
Interview #234
By Rachel Levin [There is a creaking, long and apologetic, indicating the closing ofa door. Fabric rustles. The subject sighs.]Subject 234: You know I haven’t seen another person in 554 days. Theleast you all could do was put someone in here
thoughts on quarantine
By Steve Kusuma Quarantine.An ostensibly strange fever dreamFilled with sensibly angled companies, hearts dangling at the seam,Or blue-blooded celebrities preaching messages of relatability,Breams turning the result of human fallibility, into maximum profitability. Perhaps it's the perennial contrast of opinions,Yelling that we’re all
An Ode to Right Now
By Alyssa Ho this is an odewithout any beginningor a thoughtto how it will end this is an odethat as I writeI feel the warm hum of airatoms not touchingyet bouncing like sparksand now they are elsewhere this is an odefor the notes
“Something More”: An original musical composition performed by a virtual choir.
By Joelle Peresin Description: I first had the idea for this choral composition when a friend mentioned that all they hear these days is bad news. I thought about how when you are performing or listening to music, it consumes you;
The Silent Prayer
By Jannat Anees Description: This watercolour, silver leaf and gold ink painting seeks to depict the crucial role of medical workers to avert the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Inspired by religious imagery usually showing prophets and priests praying to
Under the Mask
By Helen Ngo Description: Virus. Infected. Thug. Dangerous. I created a split portrait between an Asian and African child bounded by a mask. This pandemic is a raging killer, suppressor, and now, a rebellion. How can there be hope? Simple. It
If The World Was A Movie
By Hannah Flores Description: I love to travel, and I am deeply saddened that I will be stuck at home for a while, so I incorporated some footage from my travels throughout the film. Being born in the height of the
Dai: Passion
By Andy Dai Description: I based Passion literally and expressively on the challenge-theme. Literally, I derived a serialism set from “hope-during-a-pandemic”, where each letter was numerically translated into its corresponding tone (eg. 1st-alphabet-letter A to 1st-tone C… 2nd-letter B to 2nd-tone