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it's the Sabbath ... // and my own child is sifting sand from sand on a summer morning //
so indescribably beautiful you can't help but grieve
The preciousness and resilience of Judaism lies within the effort of its adherents to hold both beauty and grief, even when the latter seems overpowering. And overpowering it has been time and again for the family of Jews around the world; for every individual family trying to make it through a "silent dark of healing." The poems in Phil Terman's anthology delicately balance between the universalist and particular, between shtetl and suburbia, tenderness and tacheles, between unspoken names and those lovingly recorded. Most of all, these stellar and masterfully crafted poems are a testament to continuation against the backdrop of loss; a poetic Yizkor, an inventory of Jewish life.
Author: Philip Terman
Publisher: Ben Yehuda Press
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d
ISBN13: 9781963475319
ISBN10: 1963475313
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Jewish
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | Religious