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	<title>Jewish Literary Review &#187; Poetry</title>
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		<title>Emanuel Litvinoff, poet who rebuked T. S. Eliot, dies at 96</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would be remiss if I did not mark the passing of Emanuel Litvinoff, a Jewish poet who publicly rebuked T.S. Eliot&#8217;s anti-Semitism in 1951. Litvinoff, who lived in London, died late last month at the age of 96. Margalit &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2011/10/emanuel-litvinoff-poet-who-rebuked-t-s-eliot-dies-at-96/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New book on American Hebrew literature</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2011/01/new-book-on-american-hebrew-literature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gabriel Preil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shimon Halkin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2011/01/new-book-on-american-hebrew-literature/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry contest in the Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2011/01/poetry-contest-in-the-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2011/01/poetry-contest-in-the-forward/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New poetry from Aharon Shabtai</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aharon Shabtai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Cole]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli poet Aharon Shabtai has a new book of poetry out. The book is called War &#38; Love, Love &#38; War: New and Selected Poems and it includes work written by Shabtai from 1986 through 2008. From the product description, &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/12/new-poetry-from-aharon-shabtai/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Judah Halevi: A short biography</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/12/judah-halevi-a-short-biography/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hanukkah poems</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/11/hanukkah-poems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Reznikoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emma Lazarus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hannah Senesh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping with the Hanukkah theme of late, I thought we&#8217;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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/11/hanukkah-poems/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Jewish poetry from Yehoshua November</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/09/new-jewish-poetry-yehoshua-november/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yehoshua November is a poet whose debut collection, God&#8217;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&#8217;d like to share them with you here. &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2010/09/new-jewish-poetry-yehoshua-november/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with poet Yonat Hafftka</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/07/interview-with-poet-yonat-hafftka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/07/interview-with-poet-yonat-hafftka/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The making of a great war poet</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/05/the-making-of-a-great-war-poet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Isaac Rosenberg]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose Jean Moorcroft Wilson intended the double entendre in the title of her new book, &#8220;Isaac Rosenberg: the making of a Great War poet.&#8221; Rosenberg, pictured right, was considered by many to be a &#8216;great&#8217; war poet as well &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/05/the-making-of-a-great-war-poet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new Grace Paley poetry collection</title>
		<link>http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/04/a-new-grace-paley-poetry-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the New York Times Sunday Book Review section today, there was a review of &#8220;Fidelity,&#8221; a poetry collection by Grace Paley. Paley, one of the finest short story writers of her generation, died last summer at age 84. Mary &#8230; <a href="http://www.jewishliteraryreview.com/2008/04/a-new-grace-paley-poetry-collection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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