"The problem was excusable, almost: / that they thought there should be a place / in the world that would welcome them. / But why?" A new poem from Steven Kleinman.
Arts & Cultural Critique
RING AROUND THE ROSEY
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"Swaddled in sweet fiction / they will rise from the ground again / laughing like the cheaters they are." A new poem from Kim Roberts.
Arts & Cultural Critique
PROTECTION BY EINAR JONSSON
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"Your wings are institutions, and therefore / too slow. / They weigh you down." A new poem from Stephanie Burt.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Gazing
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"so now we [...] may nightly observe [...] the deft undoing of what we once / had thought would long endure." A new poem from Jon Swan.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Two Poems
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"And then there will be another election, / and then the takers of bribes will be shown the door, / or possibly fed to the dogs." Two new poems from Stephanie Burt.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Chuppah
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"This is / why every day I thank God / I was born a woman." A new poem from Julie R. Enszer.
Arts & Cultural Critique
Coming To Istanbul
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"The Ottoman historian pours you / tahn and wine into the sunset. // Follow the lights on the bridge / into the chandelier of the sky." A new poem from Peter Balakian.
Spirituality
My Mother Died on Simchat Torah
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Philip Terman confronts the heartbreaking, cyclical nature of life in his poem "My Mother Died on Simchat Torah."
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Psalm 11:16
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In Joy Ladin's poem "Psalm 11:16," creation becomes an act of connection and love.
Spirituality
Gardener in the Wild
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Jennifer Michael Hecht's poem "Gardener in the Wild" is an invigorating look into identity and the natural world.
Poetry
The Voyages of the Starship Enterprise
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Jennifer Michael Hecht's poem asks us: how does it feel to be post-exilic, post-textilic,
and post-Cyrillic?
Spirituality
Blood Moon
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Delve into visions and religion on Easter eve in Patrick Donnelly's poem "Blood Moon."
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The Master of the Good Name
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The Master of the Good Name who only lived for prayer, trembled by the holy ark because a Name so pure was more than a body could bear.
Special Web Articles
Dante’s Politics
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The decorative mosaic adorning the ancient synagogue floor
is innocent of its future. Good luck, it means to say, or
my swastika hands miming perpetual motion wish you
everlasting peace and prosperity. And what coincidence
sends my son running across the plaza, blowing again
and again on his precious pinwheel toy? Say what you mean,
I want to shout. I am listening to the politicians
in the courtyard, excavating for small truths buried
beneath thick stratum of tedious lies.
Reviews
Words of Devotion
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Before the Door of God
Edited by Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson
The Sea Sleeps: New and Selected Poems
by Greg Miller
Once in the West
by Christian Wiman