Yetzirah: a hearth for Jewish poetry
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Yetzirah is a literary nonprofit dedicated to fostering and supporting a community space for Jewish poets, nourishing writers and readers of Jewish poetry.
Joined November 2021
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Find more information about Elizabeth and her work, and buy a copy of her beautiful new book, here:
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Chase Twichell writes: “Curious, eloquent, surprising, and probing, this book takes a hard, compassionate look at what it means to be human right now, moment to moment, on this injured planet.”
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Elizabeth’s latest collection, THERE ARE AS MANY SONGS IN THE WORLD AS BRANCHES OF CORAL, has just been published by Free Verse Editions.
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We’re delighted to celebrate Elizabeth Jacobson, who was the fifth Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico, as Yetzirah’s first featured poet of 2025.
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We hope you'll join us for Sunday's installment of the Yetzirah Book Club, featured Jason Schneiderman discussing his latest collection, SELF PORTRAIT OF ICARUS AS A COUNTRY ON FIRE. Find details about all of this, and more, through our latest newsletter: https://t.co/YQyGQwp5F4
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We're so grateful for the role Eleanor has played in supporting Yetzirah, and for the wisdom she has shared with our community. You can find a recording and transcript of the keynote address she delivered at our second Jewish Poetry Conference here:
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Yetzirah extends a huge mazel tov to Eleanor Wilner on this tremendous honor!
We are honored to announce that Ada Limón and Eleanor Wilner have been elected to the @POETSorg Board of Chancellors, a group of distinguished poets who advise our organization on artistic programming, serve as judges of our largest prizes, & act as ambassadors of poetry to the
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And keep the poetry momentum going the following Sunday, when Jason Schneiderman joins the Yetzirah Book Club to discuss his latest collection, SELF PORTRAIT OF ICARUS AS A COUNTRY ON FIRE. Find details and register through our latest newsletter: https://t.co/3ILsJykkpT
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Start your new year off right with Yetzirah's first reading of 2025! Join Elizabeth Powell, Carol Moldaw, Chanda Feldman, and the Yetzirah community this coming Sunday at 5:00 pm EST. Find details and register through our latest newsletter: https://t.co/3ILsJykkpT
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As you make your end of year donations, we hope that you'll include Yetzirah on your list. You can follow this link to support Yetzirah with a donation today:
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Mission Yetzirah is a nonprofit literary organization dedicated to fostering and supporting a community space for Jewish poets, nourishing writers and readers of Jewis...
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From our online reading series, book club, workshops and Discover Jewish Poets Database, to our in-person summer conference and developing regional chapters, we couldn't do these things without your support: Yetzirah is funded almost entirely by individual gifts.
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As the calendar year draws to a close, we're so grateful for everything we've accomplished with your support over the last twelve months, and excited for everything the new year will bring.
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Read more about Jenny's work, and buy a copy of her book, here:
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"The God of Noah is an artist; her disappointment is an artist's disappointment in what can be created but not controlled." Mazel tov to Jenny Factor, our final featured poet of 2024, whose newest poetry collection, WANT, THE LAKE, was published in September by Red Hen Press.
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We're so excited to share details, including information about this year's faculty, and a conference application timeline, in our latest newsletter. You can check it out here:
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Save the date for Yetzirah's 3rd annual in-person Jewish Poetry Conference, which will take place June 23-29, 2025, in Asheville, North Carolina!
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Learn more about Jane Medved and her work as a poet and translator, and buy a copy of her newest book, here:
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Marianne Boruch writes: “Nothing is left out of this book, not bafflement, not the horrific-gone-mundane too often now, not beauty regardless, not even astonishment. All mark our immediate ancient moment.”
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This book, written in the aftermath of the disappearance of Medved’s nephew, interweaves poems responding to classical Jewish texts with reflections on loss and grief.
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