From Literary Cleveland: "Since March of 2020, frontline workers have been putting their lives at risk to ensure our communities have access to food, deliveries, health care, emergency medicine, other essential services. However, few have been given a chance to reflect on the past year of the pandemic or to share what it is like to live on the edge of history.

From April-May 2021, Literary Cleveland offered free workshops to allow Northeast Ohio essential workers to process their experiences, connect with other frontline workers, and craft their writing. The poetry and prose they created tells their stories in their own voices and transforms our understanding of the challenges they faced during the pandemic, the challenges they still face today. Literary Cleveland is proud to present Voices from the Edge."