Lesléa Newman
Three poems from Lesléa Newman about the impact of her mother’s death on her father and herself.
An Expected Unexpected Death
Tag: poetry
When Poetry Held Me Together
Lesléa Newman
Just as the form held the poems together, writing the poems held me together.
Tell Me How You Got Here: An Interview With Emily Franklin
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Emily Franklin is back, this time with her first collection of poetry, Tell Me How You Got Here (Terapin Books) and she chats with Fiction Editor Yona Zeldis McDonough about the many and varied sources of her inspiration.
Countering Isolation with Poetry
Elana Rebitzer
Poets use language as a means of connection and coping that makes the listener, in turn, feel just a little bit less alone.
Poetry: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Life Before The Virus
Lesléa Newman
Poetry reflecting on physical touch before the Coronavirus.
Talking Back to The Red Tent in the #MeToo Era
Caryn Tamber-Rosenau
Thus, when I ask students to respond in writing to The Red Tent, one question is, “Is Diamant’s midrash a feminist one? Can the redefinition of (possible) sexual assault as consensual sex be a feminist enterprise?
Belladonna Founder Rachel Levitsky on Poetry, Politics, and What Comes Next
Eleanor J. Bader
Rachel Levitsky talks activism, poetry, and the path that led to her founding the Belladonna Collective.
The Poem that Went Viral, and the Woman Behind It
Talia Lavin
“After my rape, I really fell back on my traditions. I got a mezuzah, and I started saying the Shabbat prayers every week at my own home.” Viral-video slam poet and activist Anna Binkovitz opens up to Lilith about trauma, survival, and the vital importance of language.
Counting the Omer Through Poetry
Molly Moses
Perhaps counting the Omer, the days between Pesach and Shavuot, can become a time when the counting provides another kind of embodied pacing.