A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe is a deeply emotional and tragic mixed form collection of prose depicting the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in New York City. Told through mixed voices, this read tells the story of an interconnected community struggling through the terrify......more

This collection of poetry and short stories was beautifully written. I liked the parts about Malachi and his letter to his mother. The social worker haikus were also interesting to me. I appreciate reading about an experience different than mine during the pandemicn but admittedly, I do not have a lot......more

A hauntingly realistic snapshot of the anxiety, loss, resilience, and hope experienced by young people at the height of the Covid pandemic. Full review posted at BookBrowse.......more

Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne is a deeply emotional, interconnected collection of stories, poems, and vignettes that takes readers through the lived experiences of New Yorkers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through diverse characters—teens, their families, and their......more

When I picked up this book, I thought that maybe 2020 was far enough in the past for me to read about it with some distance. But Mahogany L. Browne's writing pulled me right in, and I found myself having to read it in chunks to really process it. 'A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe' is inc......more