Digital Poesy on Corona Pandemic: Peek into Plight, Pain and Purgation

Authors

  • Ritu R. Agarwal Associate Professor of English, J.Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat

Keywords:

Corona, Pain, Pandemic and Digital

Abstract

The paper attempts to present the corona pandemic in the light of digitally expressed feelings on social media. It tries to understand the different aspects of the pandemic and its reflection in the poetic form which captures the myriad emotions of the people worldwide. Language emerges as a powerful medium to combat the virus. From expression to empowerment, from analysis to awareness, from fear to hope, the poems kindle a light of spontaneous outburst.

Author Biography

Ritu R. Agarwal, Associate Professor of English, J.Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat

Ritu R. Agarwal is currently working as an Associate Professor of English at J. Z. Shah Arts and H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat and has around 25 years of teaching experience. She has represented India in UK /Wales as part of the Group Study Exchange Programme sponsored by Rotary International.

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Published

01.01.2021

How to Cite

Ritu R. Agarwal. (2021). Digital Poesy on Corona Pandemic: Peek into Plight, Pain and Purgation. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 12(1), 33–37. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL120106

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2021): January

Section

Research Articles

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