Respirator Blues is a collection of ninety lowku poems (senryu). Adams explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of COVID-19, its effects, and the realities and myths associated with the virus.The poems register a variety of responses to living in a COVID-impacted world--in the neighborhood, at work, in schools, and even the fraught environs of hospitals, nursing homes, and end-of-life formalities. Respirator Blues gives its topic due respect while weaving in welcome touches of levity, humor, and sarcasm.