Poetry
Conservative British pro-Israel commentator Douglas Murray joins Yeshiva University
Murray, who is not Jewish, was appointed as the inaugural President’s Professor of Practice, a role the university billed as bringing “a leading public intellectual into the academic setting."
Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger - interview
Jilted lover releases erotic poetry allegedly written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
‘Poems as Invitations’: An exhibition on English poetry in Jerusalem
A century of poetry: Lauded poet Yehuda Amichai gets a posthumous centenary salute or two
The musical entertainment will be completed by a talk by Amichai’s daughter, Emanuela Amichai, who will speak about her father’s life and work.
Bar Sagi: The late Israeli teen poet who died of bone cancer
During her last years, Bar Sagi wrote 25 poems documenting her journey, her illness, and her remarkable life force. This collection was published posthumously as See Me Soar and Spread My Wings.
'Courageous Chicken': Ba'al teshuva goes warrior chicken - review
Themes of failure, insecurity, courage, rising to new heights, and self-confidence are explored throughout this book.
Mourning Bnayahu Biton, a musician and poet killed on October 7
On Oct. 7, at age 22, Bnayahu was murdered at the Supernova music festival. Two months earlier, he had completed three years of army service.
Poetry: Post-October 7, we need to rekindle our imagination
As the Israelites celebrated their safe crossing of the Sea of Reeds with a song/poem, Shirat HaYam, we might use a poem as a guide for moving through the narrow place in which we find ourselves.
Grapevine, January 19 2024, Talking Turkey with a vengeance
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
'Sleeping as Fast as I Can': Jewish spiritual humor - review
Richard Michelson has a profound grasp of Jewish history, of antisemitism and pogroms, of moral teachings and midrash, of sinners and prophets.
Leonard Cohen miniseries to focus on 60-70s
So Long, Marianne will follow a young Cohen during his years-long relationship with Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen, which spanned from the early 1960s through the ’70s.
Poetry can help people cope with loneliness, isolation, depression
A full 50% of respondents said poetry had helped with feelings of anxiety and depression.
Voices Israel's 49th Anthology: A symphony of contemporary poetry from around the world
Founded in 1971, the organization, though based in Israel, boasts members from all over the English-speaking world.
