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
February 1, 2008
As the proprietor of a blog about Jewish books, I have plenty of reasons to envy the success of Nextbook.org. Chief among them is Nextbook's ability to consistently put out quality essays such as this one by Jacqueline Osherow (pictured … Continue reading
January 10, 2008
Ezra Glinter, a Montreal-based writer and an editor of The McGill Tribune, wrote a wonderful profile of A.M. Klein in this week’s Forward. If you already know about Klein’s work, you will appreciate this piece. If not, you should read … Continue reading
December 24, 2007
Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, the noted Yiddish poet, singer and songwriter, has a new book of verse out called, “Der tsvit fun teg” (The Blossoms of Days). But, don't ask me where you can buy it online because I don't know. I … Continue reading
December 10, 2007
We're in the home stretch of Hanukkah and so I thought everyone could use a little poetic inspiration. Over the weekend, I read the following in my local newspaper and I thought it was nice for this time of year. … Continue reading
December 4, 2007
It's been quite a while since we posted a video here so when I saw this on Jewlicious I thought it was perfect timing. The above video is a “Yiddish lullaby.” It's a ballad written by one of the greats … Continue reading
November 30, 2007
Argentine poet Juan Gelman on Thursday receieved the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's top literary award. Gelman, who turned 77 this year, has published more than 20 books. According to the Associated Press article about the award, his poetry explores … Continue reading
November 15, 2007
TSAR Publications, a Canadian press, has published a new collection of Peretz Markish’s poetry. For those who are not familiar, Markish had been one of the most popular Yiddish poets in the early part of the 20th century. He was … Continue reading
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