Heart Beats is an anthology of poetry about the various aspects of what makes us tick or makes a heart-beat. This is about love, life, happiness, anything that makes life more joyful or tolerable. Let’s face it. These are tough times and there have been many events in 2020 which have many of us shaking our heads. People who were once friends have gone their separate ways. Some are soul searching, examining life more closely as time has leant more for this. Heart Beats is about working through and maybe even overcoming these challenges. It is about what brings smiles to our faces or, at least, in our hearts. Heart Beats is about life’s ups and downs and in-between, and how different points of view merge into one beautiful collection of poetic works. Inviting poets from the world to take part made this project even more meaningful. We are a world of people, and the poetry community has become more culturally diverse. This is largely because of the pandemic, as people are interacting virtually more than before. All this said, Heart Beats has beautiful works of art, some of which may bring tears of sadness and of joy. Perhaps as you read, you will find that one thing that makes your heart beat. Thank you to the contributors of this anthology: Arlene Bice, Aruna Gurumurthy, Barbara Truncellito, Bartholomew Barker, Brian Hayes, Bruce McRae, Carrie Levine, Ceinwen E Cariad Haydon, Chanah Wizenberg, Chyrel J. Jackson, Colin James, Danielle Martin, Dorothy La Motta, Elizabeth O. Ogunmode, Frank Hubeny, Ivor Steven, Jaya Avendel, JeanMarie Olivieri, Jill Sharon Kimmelman, Joan McNerney, John Lambremont Sr., Jose Castilleja, Joyce Lindenmuth, Karla Linn Merrifield, Karol Nielsen, Kathy Bryant, Katie Jenkins, Krzystzof Dabrowski, Lauren Clemmons, LaVan Robinson, Leslie Chartier, Lucy Brummett, marisela brazfield, Marjorie Maddox, Maya Dykstra, Michael Murdoch, Nayanjyoti Baruah, Norbert Gora, Peniel Gifted, Richard O. Ogunmode, Richard Oyama, Ronda Smith, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sheila DC Robertson, Sreekala P. Vijayan, Susi Bocks, Vandana Sudheesh, Kay Doiron