Poetry

Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger - interview

Gad Kaynar-Kissinger channels his childhood wounds, Jewish-German ancestry into poetry that provokes and reveals.

Kaynar-Kissinger and his fellow actor brother, Doron, (L) put on a Holocaust-related stage production in Germany.
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

Jilted lover releases erotic poetry allegedly written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

‘Poems as Invitations’ exhibition view.

‘Poems as Invitations’: An exhibition on English poetry in Jerusalem

Welcome poetry into your sukkah.

Rhyme & reason: The annual Ushpizin Festival returns to Jerusalem


A rose or a comet? Remembering Sgt. Rose Lubin - opinion

The one-year marking of Rose’s death is among so many since the beginning of Operation Swords of Iron.

 Sgt. Rose Ida Lubin, z"l.

Verses of war

Of the myriads of poems written since last Oct. 7, we present six that highlight our collective thoughts and emotions.

 Rivkah Lambert Adler

Michael Kagan: Israel's playwright, documentarian, poet, scientist, and more

Michael Kagan played a role in transforming the state through his varied ventures as a scientist, entrepreneur, poet, documentarian, playwright, teacher, and more.

 MICHAEL AND his wife, Ruth Gan Kagan (couple at R on couch), with their children and grandchildren.

Hannah Szenes: poet, paratrooper, photographer remembered 80 years after death

While Hannah Szenes is mainly remembered for her poetry, her photographer casts a revealing glance into her time in Israel and before.

 Hannah Senesh sitting at her desk, from the Senesh Family Archive at the National Library of Israel.

Jerusalem tributes Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca for Sukkot

Tribute evening to Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca at the Jerusalem Confederation House’s Ushpizin Poetry & Song Festival.

 Frederico Garcia Lorca at University Theater The Chack in Granada, Andalusia, where he taught, in 1932.

No longer going gently: Israel’s new resolve in the face of Hezbollah

Israel will not go gently into that good night, but what does that entail?

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly last week. In his address, he paraphrased Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

Hettie Jones, Jewish poet has passed away at the age of 90.

 Hettie Jones reads at Cooper Union's Great Hall in New York City, June 11, 2019.

Israeli Poets' Festival moves to Jerusalem

The Israeli Poets’ Festival moves from Metulla to Jerusalem and offers a literary take on our current challenges.

 Erez Biton

'The Dove That Didn’t Return': A soldier’s experiences - review

Written from the gut, Hacohen's poetry can resonate with anyone, regardless of political viewpoints.

 STREET ART.

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.

 ISRAEL’S GREAT modern poet, 1986.