It is always the right time to read a poem, but especially during a National Poetry Month caught in a global pandemic.
And so at the end of this April, we offer you a poem by Katerina Stoykova, a friend, fellow Lexingtonian, and (for Kremena) fellow Bulgarian as well.
—
You will be given
everything, twice.
Once – to lose it
in order to live
through that. The second
time is yours
to decide: everything
you’ve ever wanted
for everything
you’ve ever had.
(Published by Broadstone Books, 2017)
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Katerina
04.28.2020
2:59 PM
Katerina: “These are the first words I’m writing about the pandemic. I’ve
![Two men, (left) wearing a red woven cap and a black graphic tee shirt and (right) a Granada tee-shirt sit on a front stoop petting an old, brown dog with a colorful collar.](https://lextimecovid19.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/dafri-and-thomi-with-yuma-300x209.jpg)
Dafri and Thomi with Yuma
04.27.2020
4:35 PM
Dafri: “One of my biggest things as an artist is telling the