A world out of reach : dispatches from life under lockdown : selections from The Yale Review's "Pandemic Files"

Selections from the "Pandemic Files" published by The Yale Review, the preeminent journal of literature and ideas. In beautifully written and powerfully thought prose, A World Out of Reach offers a crucial record of COVID-19 and the cataclysmic spring of 2020 - a record for us and for posterity - in the arresting voices of poets, essayists, scholars, and health care workers. Ranging from matters of policy and social justice to ancient history and personal stories of living under lockdown, this vivid compilation from The Yale Review presents a first draft of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history.“If only our response to the pandemic on other fronts could have been as speedy and potent as this literary one.”— Kirkus ReviewsContributors: Katie Kitamura • Laura Kolbe • Nitin Ahuja • Rena Xu • Alicia Christoff • Miranda Featherstone • Maya C. Popa • Major Jackson • John Witt • Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz • Joan Naviyuk Kane • Nell Freudenberger • Briallen Hopper • Brandon Shimoda • Yusef Komunyakaa • Laren McClung • Eric O’Keefe-Krebs • Sean Lynch • Millicent Marcus • Meghana Mysore • Rachel Jamison Webster • Emily Ziff Griffin • Rowan Ricardo Philips • Kathryn Lofton • Monica Ferrell • Russell Morse • Randi Hutter Epstein • Noreen Khawaja • Victoria Chang • Joyelle McSweeney • Khameer Kidia • Emily Greenwood • Elisa Gabbert • Emily Bernard • Hafizah Geter • Emily Gogolak • Roger Reeves

In beautifully written and powerfully thought prose, A World Out of Reach offers a crucial record of the cataclysmic spring of 2020—a record for us to share with one another, and for posterity, in the voices of writers of disparate backgrounds.

When the coronavirus outbreak came to the West, The Yale Review began asking writers to think out loud on the page about the unfolding international crisis, to capture the immediacy of a swiftly changing global pandemic. This crisis has mostly been told through the voices of journalists, scientists, and politicians, but in this collection, poets, essayists, scholars, and health care workers provide a more intimate and diverse account. Ranging from high matters of policy to ancient history to personal stories of how individuals were surviving their days, this vivid compilation presents a first draft of one of most tumultuous periods in modern history.

Contributors:
Katie Kitamura • Laura Kolbe • Nitin Ahuja • Natasha Randall • Rena Xu • Alicia Christoff • Miranda Featherstone • Maya C. Popa • Major Jackson • John Witt • Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz • Joan Naviyuk Kane • Emmeline Clein • Nell Freudenberger • Briallen Hopper • Brandon Shimoda • Ben Purkert • Yusef Komunyakaa • Laren McClung • Eric O’Keefe-Krebs • Sean Lynch • Millicent Marcus • Meghana Mysore • Rachel Jamison Webster • Emily Ziff Griffin • Rowan Ricardo Philips • Kathryn Lofton • Monica Ferrell • Russell Morse • Randi Hutter Epstein • Noreen Khawaja • Victoria Chang • Joyelle McSweeney • Khameer Kidia • Emily Greenwood • Elisa Gabbert • Emily Bernard • Hafizah Geter • Emily Gogolak • Roger Reeves

**Selections from the "Pandemic Files" published by __The Yale Review__, the preeminent journal of literature and ideas****“If only our response to the pandemic on other fronts could have been as speedy and potent as this literary one.”—__Kirkus Reviews__, starred review** In beautifully written and powerfully thought prose, offers a crucial record of COVID-19 and the cataclysmic spring of 2020—a record for us and for posterity—in the arresting voices of poets, essayists, scholars, and health care workers. Ranging from matters of policy and social justice to ancient history and personal stories of living under lockdown, this vivid compilation from presents a first draft of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history.**Contributors:** Katie Kitamura • Laura Kolbe • Nitin Ahuja • Rena Xu • Alicia Christoff • Miranda Featherstone • Maya C. Popa • Major Jackson • John Witt • Octávio Luiz Motta Ferraz • Joan Naviyuk Kane • Nell Freudenberger • Briallen Hopper • Brandon Shimoda • Yusef Komunyakaa • Laren McClung • Eric O’Keefe-Krebs • Sean Lynch • Millicent Marcus • Meghana Mysore • Rachel Jamison Webster • Emily Ziff Griffin • Rowan Ricardo Philips • Kathryn Lofton • Monica Ferrell • Russell Morse • Randi Hutter Epstein • Noreen Khawaja • Victoria Chang • Joyelle McSweeney • Khameer Kidia • Emily Greenwood • Elisa Gabbert • Emily Bernard • Hafizah Geter • Emily Gogolak • Roger Reeves Selections from the "Pandemic Files" published by The Yale Review , the preeminent journal of literature and ideas If only our response to the pandemic on other fronts could have been as speedy and potent as this literary one. Kirkus Reviews , starred review In beautifully written and powerfully thought prose, A World Out of Reach offers a crucial record of COVID-19 and the cataclysmic spring of 2020a record for us and for posterityin the arresting voices of poets, essayists, scholars, and health care workers. Ranging from matters of policy and social justice to ancient history and personal stories of living under lockdown, this vivid compilation from The Yale Review presents a first draft of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history. Contributors: Katie Kitamura Laura Kolbe Nitin Ahuja Rena Xu Alicia Christoff Miranda Featherstone Maya C. Popa Major Jackson John Witt Octvio Luiz Motta Ferraz Joan Naviyuk Kane Nell Freudenberger Briallen Hopper Brandon Shimoda Yusef Komunyakaa Laren McClung Eric OKeefe-Krebs Sean Lynch Millicent Marcus Meghana Mysore Rachel Jamison Webster Emily Ziff Griffin Rowan Ricardo Philips Kathryn Lofton Monica Ferrell Russell Morse Randi Hutter Epstein Noreen Khawaja Victoria Chang Joyelle McSweeney Khameer Kidia Emily Greenwood Elisa Gabbert Emily Bernard Hafizah Geter Emily Gogolak Roger Reeves In beautifully written and powerfully thought prose, A World Out of Reach offers a crucial record of COVID-19 and the cataclysmic spring of 2020-a record for us and for posterity-in the arresting voices of poets, essayists, scholars, and health care workers. Ranging from matters of policy and social justice to ancient history and personal stories of living under lockdown, this vivid compilation from The Yale Review presents a first draft of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history. Contributors: Katie Kitamura * Laura Kolbe * Nitin Ahuja * Rena Xu * Alicia Christoff * Miranda Featherstone * Maya C. Popa * Major Jackson * John Witt * Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz * Joan Naviyuk Kane * Nell Freudenberger * Briallen Hopper * Brandon Shimoda * Yusef Komunyakaa * Laren McClung * Eric O'Keefe-Krebs * Sean Lynch * Millicent Marcus * Meghana Mysore * Rachel Jamison Webster * Emily Ziff Griffin * Rowan Ricardo Philips * Kathryn Lofton * Monica Ferrell * Russell Morse * Randi Hutter Epstein * Noreen Khawaja * Victoria Chang * Joyelle McSweeney * Khameer Kidia * Emily Greenwood * Elisa Gabbert * Emily Bernard * Hafizah Geter * Emily Gogolak * Roger Reeves