> while poet Liao Yiwu’s account mixes fact and fiction to extraordinary effect Global pandemic. Multiple failures by multiple governments. Too many dead. Loss

> while poet Liao Yiwu’s account mixes fact and fiction to extraordinary effect Global pandemic. Multiple failures by multiple governments. Too many dead. Loss of freedoms. Etc. And already we're mixing fact and fiction? To be entertained? FFS let's start by mixing fact with more fact. Get the story (read: history) straight before we add distracting color and confusion.