News and commentary posted in the Poetry section of Jewish Literary Review.
October 11, 2011
I would be remiss if I did not mark the passing of Emanuel Litvinoff, a Jewish poet who publicly rebuked T.S. Eliot’s anti-Semitism in 1951. Litvinoff, who lived in London, died late last month at the age of 96. Margalit … Continue reading
January 14, 2011
In his new book, American Hebrew Literature: Writing Jewish National Identity in the United States, author Michael Weingrad shines a light on an area of little-publicized contributions to Jewish-American culture. Weingrad explored the writings of Jewish authors who penned their … Continue reading
January 11, 2011
The Forward has organized a poetry contest to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City. The winner will receive $500 and have their poem published in The Forward. According … Continue reading
December 22, 2010
Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai has a new book of poetry out. The book is called War & Love, Love & War: New and Selected Poems and it includes work written by Shabtai from 1986 through 2008. From the product description, … Continue reading
December 9, 2010
Another installment in my series on Jewish history. Enjoy! Judah Halevi was a Jewish poet, philosopher and physician born in Spain in the latter part of the 11th century. He is a celebrated Hebrew poet, revered by many religious Israelis … Continue reading
November 9, 2010
Keeping with the Hanukkah theme of late, I thought we’d explore a few Hanukkah poems today. Hanukkah poetry comes in several different forms but most address themes of faith, perseverance and redemption. All three ideas fit nicely with the story … Continue reading
September 15, 2010
Yehoshua November is a poet whose debut collection, God’s Optimism, will be published on November 1. He was kind enough to share with me a few pieces from the new book and I’d like to share them with you here. … Continue reading
July 14, 2008
Yonat Hafftka has been writing poetry for more than 30 years. She started as a young girl growing up on kibbutz Afikim and continued when she came to the United States at the age of 22. Her first book, Sum, … Continue reading
May 23, 2008
I suppose Jean Moorcroft Wilson intended the double entendre in the title of her new book, “Isaac Rosenberg: the making of a Great War poet.” Rosenberg, pictured right, was considered by many to be a ‘great’ war poet as well … Continue reading
April 6, 2008
In the New York Times Sunday Book Review section today, there was a review of “Fidelity,” a poetry collection by Grace Paley. Paley, one of the finest short story writers of her generation, died last summer at age 84. Mary … Continue reading
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My name is Steven H. Pollak and I have written for the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Atlanta Jewish Times, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and American Jewish Life magazine.
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