Judith Viorst Talks Nearing 90
At 88 years old, Viorst doesn’t fail to remind us how fiercely funny she is in her appropriately titled poetry collection: Nearing 90 and Other Comedies of Late Life.
22
Apr
28
Jul
Poem: Ninth of Av
The day you left was the Ninth of Av, / a day of grief, the Temple destroyed.
06
Feb
Book Review // Twenty Girls to Envy Me: Selected Poems of Orit Gidali
Until the 1980s, women were a small minority among Hebrew writers. There was Russian-born Rahel Bluwstein (1890–1931), considered the “founding mother” of modern Hebrew poetry by women. Esther Raab (1894–1981) was the first native-born Israeli woman poet, principally known for her rich use of modern Hebrew.
26
Oct
A Psalmist Named Peres
In effect, perhaps without him even realizing it, Shimon Peres both spoke and wrote in parallelism.
21
Oct
A Tribute to Moshe Dor (1932-2016)
Moshe Dor (1932-2016) was a major figure in contemporary Israeli literature. A lyric poet par excellence, his subject was love.
10
Aug
Poetry That is Better Than Poetry
There have been Jewish American poets for about as long as there has been American poetry.
29
Jan
Poem // Art Gallery: Summer Internship
By Richard Michelson
What shall I ask of this sixteen-year-old girl,
born in the final years of the twentieth century,
who has tat...
10
May
Poem | Erica Jong
Not With a Bang but
With a Whimper
(My mother died & the world did not end)
How I wish it were
apocalyptically dramat...
26
Nov
Listen to a Recording of the November/December Poem
Poet Jake Marmer recently recorded his poem, "3AM Nign", that appeared in the November/December issue of Moment. Using the print ve...