![]() ![]() Thus, the word corona proves a fitting inspiration for a new collection of 150 poems by the acclaimed English poet Malcolm Guite. In poetry, a corona connects the last line in a sequence of poems to next opening line thus making a full circle sequence, like an endless Celtic knot, woven skillfully by the poet’s art. In its earliest usage’s, corona means the luminescent glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions. The same word we now meet in the name of a pandemic virus is also a word for a crown. Displaying something of the magic and mystery of the magnificent English language, the word corona is as full of wonder as it is irony. ![]()
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