Lockdown poetry, healing and the COVID-19 pandemic

During the global lockdown imposed by governments on people due to the outbreak of coronavirus - COVID-19, human beings were forced to stay home and follow tough restrictions; they turned to poetry for self-recollection and introspection as it provides them with an escape from their panic and anxiety. Approaching poetry was a panacea against the fatality of the disease; it had an enormous impact on their hearts and souls. This article is an articulation of the lockdown poetry that flourished in the age of coronavirus - COVID-19. Through this poetry, poets strived to build human connections with one another and establish a network society governed by verse and rhythmical prose. Drawing on the qualitative research method, I intend to explore the potential of lockdown poetry in curing public anxiety, healing stress and excessive fear. Central to my argument are the lockdown poems that went viral in the virtual world.