ABSTRACT
This article asks us to listen critically to the rhythms of our time. COVID-19 has altered the pace and tempo of contemporary life;however, rhythm asks that we engage our moment in ways that account for the seismic shifts in how we live, how we teach and how we learn. We call leisure scholars to listen to the rhythms of our current pandemic, to consider how rhythm may suspend pace, tempo and meter to open space for a reparative leisure and critical appreciation of our current moment. Ultimately, we relate a learning activity whereby students reminded us that we are still alive. We present this learning experience, in candid, honest and vulnerably ways, to encourage our field to rhythmically engage our "new reality" within this pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
ABSTRACT
This piece is an invitation. Our work consists of poetry by three moms, writing in the middle of a global pandemic about the realities of "momming" in these times. Why poems? We want the article to be short and digestible while also expressing the complexity and individuality of our lived experiences. Also, through poetry, we can invite you to bring your own story as you make meaning. In the poems, we struggle with ideas including discipline, "being enough," and the fact that things are fucked up. We are also left with the nagging question, "What leisure can we have on a regular day, much less in the midst of a pandemic?" (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)