ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the soothing effects and boundary-breaking role of poetry during the recent times of global crisis. It looks at the therapeutic side of poetry, which arose during the unfolding of a literary community. It was a healing ritual for many; The chapter seeks to highlight this aspect, shedding light on some of the poets and on their poetry, which helped themselves and others to cope with the pandemic. The results of the interviews came to show how writing poetry became a healing practice, one that offers an outlet for thoughts and feelings to be explored, as well as expressed. While the outer world is something people needed to shut themselves away from because of its danger and inaccessibility, poets tend to further connect with their inner worlds during lockdown.
