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Hollow Land

Can One Delegate Holocaust Metaphors?

A Talmudic poem about Holocaust appropriation.

The Deed

Yehoshua November's poem movingly and thoughtfully portrays the challenges and pleasures of Chassidic life.

Blackbirds

Zohar Atkins weighs in on contemporary anti-Semitism “culture wars” through the unique lens of poetry.

Woman of Valor: Two Poems

In these two poems, Maya Bernstein reexamines the ancient praises of the Jewish woman.

Imagining Passover

As we prepare for Passover, enjoy these three poems by Bruce Black meditating on the past, present, and future of our Exodus.

A Letter to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

A poem addressed to survivors in the Chareidi community about the existential confusion endured by child sexual abuse.

“We Should Make a Documentary About Circles.” (After Terrance Hayes’s “We Should Make a...

In this poem, Ian Kohn reflects on the cyclical nature of the Jewish people

Conjoined Twins

A poetic offering from Yehoshua November in advance of parashat Toledot

Six Levels of Mikva’ot

Joshua Friedlander ponders the nature of the mikvah in this poem.

קינה לשלום המדינה

In an original Hebrew poem, Shoshanah Haberman addresses the crisis in Israel and Gaza, mourns the dead, and prays for the future.