June 2020 / Poetry

COVID-19 Couplets

On daily walks, we cut the neighbours swaths / Of space

- by Jason GurielPublished 10:56, May. 23, 2020This article was published over a year ago. Some information may no longer be current.
Image of the poet, Jason Guriel, a man with dark hair and glasses staring into the camera and smiling slightly. The photo is black and white; the background behind him is blue.
The Walrus

On daily walks, we cut the neighbours swaths
Of space. Instead of paper towel, cloths.

To touch a soul with talk—that’s now the task.
The face approaching us is mostly mask.

Jason Guriel
Jason Guriel is the author of several books, including the verse novel Forgotten Work. He lives in Toronto.

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