Browse Items (56 total)

A poem written by Anthony S. Abbott, Davidson College Emeriti Faculty, about the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Ann Haley and Shaw Smith wearing masks on the back porch of our house. The masks were made and given to us by Cort Savage (Art) and Jennifer Stasack (Music).

Poem written and read for Cold Open Mic series, April 2020; poem also published by the Buffalo News on 04/19/2020. Screenshot sent to me by the Buffalo News poetry editor, Robert D. Pohl.

During COVID-19, many sewists and quilters like myself raided our stashes of quilting fabric, elastic and tee-shirt yarn to make quilted cotton masks. Although their usage was controversial until the CDC came out with official recommendations for…

A photograph of a homemade face mask and latex gloves. It is now very common to see workers and customers wearing similar protective equipment in retail stores. Some states, counties, and cities have made it mandatory for residents to wear masks…

Photograph of a handmade cotton mask hanging to dry after first use