POEMS NOT FOR STELLA 4

Teachers are artists who paint education colorfully regardless of the canvass there may be. They may run out of colors but they can paint with words. Even before the COVID 19 Pandemic, teachers were already gearing towards the attainment of the country’s education system’s thrust of providing quality basic education that is accessible to all. The disruption on the education system brought by the pandemic did not hinder schools’ operations in the country as teachers and the whole of the education department battled the odds and remained true to their commitment as educators. Many stories about teachers’ battles, adventures, downfall, and victory have been written during the pandemic with no one to turn the pages. In this special issue of Poems Not For Stella, dubbed as Mandirigma, let us be one to turn the pages and witness how our educators fought the battle and triumph amidst the COVID 19 Pandemic. These stories were woven into poems which are artfully painted with..