The Covid pandemic is an unprecedented event in human history. Never before has human existence been so consumed by a single disease, bringing life to a halt for months on end and forcing human beings to question their future and ponder deeply over their own mortality.

This anthology of non fiction, poetry and prose has chronicled a microcosm of life lived during these uncertain times. The authors and poets who have contributed to this collection have each presented their unique perspectives regarding the pandemic, jotting down their slice of life experiences or works that have been inspired by this terrible point in time.

Lockdown literature features two pieces of Non Fiction, fourteen works of Fiction and Poetry from forty-six poets around the globe.

This Anthology features works by: Frances Guerin, C.H. Williams, Nathan Baker, Bareerah Ghani, Malcolm Barclay, James R. Gapinski, Lee Cross, Diane Payne, Barnali Saha, Malavika V R, Niles Reddick, Elizabeth Robyn Stanton, Anindita Sarkar, Kamal Abdul Nasir, Alan Perry, Ann Privateer, Baisali Chatterjee Dutt, Bhisma Upreti (Translation Rupsingh Bhandari), Dr.Brajesh Kumar Gupta "Mewadev", Christian Garduno, Colleen Moyne, Dimple D. Mapari, Donna Nemmers, Donny Winter, Drew Pisarra, Ed O'Casey, Edilson Afonso Ferreira, Emilian Lungu, George R. Ross / Vitoria Crawford, H.L. Dowless, Hilary King, Howie Good, Jane Carter, Jared Morningstar, Jay Gandhi, Karol Nielsen, Katley Demetria Brown, Kelly Nickie, LA Felleman, Linda Scheller, Lita Kurth, Lynn White, Mark Blickley (Image by Beatrice Georgalidis), Meg Smith, Megha Sood, O. Yemi Tubi (MOYAT), P.J. Reed, Preksha Kukreja, Rich Larson, Richard C. Enos, Robert Allen, Dr. Ron Craig, Sanchari Chatterjee, Soumyadeep Roy, Subhranil Mahato, Suchita Parikh-Mundul, Sueann Wells, Suparna Chaudhury Rijhwani, Vandana Kumari Jena, Zélia De Sousa