As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc; people struggle with unemployment, under employment, high-risk employment; protestors fight police brutality and systemic inequality; and democracy faces various threats, it is natural to wonder how we’re supposed to be creative, how we’re supposed to re about art. How does one stand up in this time to say, “look at me, look at my work”? Arc 93 is here to help, with introductions to eight poets by established writers, features from our Poet-in-Residence program, and reviews of debut collections.