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.
Jilted lover releases erotic poetry allegedly written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
‘Poems as Invitations’: An exhibition on English poetry in Jerusalem
Rhyme & reason: The annual Ushpizin Festival returns to Jerusalem
Russell Brand removed from Corbyn's poetry anthology amidst allegations
Despite Brand's removal, the book's contributors include many other celebrities with antisemitic pasts.
A poem in a test tube: Israeli ‘poetic pharmacy’ offers medicine for all
The power of the written word is indisputable, so Rambam Health Care Campus decided to mobilize it for the benefit of mass emotional therapy.
Jerusalem highlights August 25 – 31
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Belarus declares anti-Russian poems by 19th-century poet 'extremist'
The targeted poems called for fighting against the Russian Empire and promoted Belarussian nationalism.
Tisha Be'av: Weeping in silence, keeping bitter memories alive - opinion
By keeping alive these bitter memories of our exile, and teaching them to our children, we hope both to prevent their recurrence and to recognize the miraculous continuity of our existence.
‘The Book of Noah’: Poetry that is accessible and challenging - review
As I read the poems, I found myself thinking about what Noah must have felt as the flood waters continued to rise.
Wonderful but marginal: Hebrew Poetry Festival returns to Israel's North
This year the festival was dedicated to the memory of Hayim Nachman Bialik, whose birth took place 150 years ago near Zhytomyr, Russia.
New program aims at fostering the art of Hebrew translation
The legacy of Zelda: Israel's legendary poet - opinion
Zelda was a devout Jewess, a cousin of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe. Her full name was Zelda Shneerson Mishkowsky, but she only ever went by Zelda.
Jerusalem highlights June 23-29
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