How poetry has helped a hospital chaplain in the pandemic
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An elderly man watches two children play on the outskirts of Mexico City, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Sept. 2020. Credit:
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The pandemic has changed so much of our lives. It has robbed so many of loved ones, too quickly, and unexpectedly. It’s changed routines and rituals.
For Mark Stobert, the lead chaplain at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge in the UK, poetry has been a way to navigate the challenges. Host Marco Werman speaks with him about his practice and what it means to be one year into the pandemic.