{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"A poem that extends a hand in our lonely times","publication_date":"November 27, 2020","summary":"Throughout the year's pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have connected with the core theme of loneliness in Elizabeth Acevedo's poem. Yet the final, gentle moment, set inside a nail salon, is one of reaching out, and having someone reach back.","author_name":"By Joshua Barajas","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/11\/74eecea26c5c374622bf0b85d8488160-2020-07-13T000000Z_204272372_RC2HSH966A46_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-REOPENING-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}