Poetry
Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger - interview
Gad Kaynar-Kissinger channels his childhood wounds, Jewish-German ancestry into poetry that provokes and reveals.
Jilted lover releases erotic poetry allegedly written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
‘Poems as Invitations’: An exhibition on English poetry in Jerusalem
Rhyme & reason: The annual Ushpizin Festival returns to Jerusalem
Poems by the readers: The Vow
The following letters are poems submitted by poets who happen to be readers of and contributors to The Jerusalem Report.
Why you should cherish and love your books
Books are someone’s dreams, and you live several lives while you read them.
U of Haifa English dep. hosts convicted terror supporter as guest lecturer
Dareen Tatour is a poet who writes about her opposition to Israel while inciting violence and supporting terror.
Yom Kippur poem Hineni examines the power of humility
We usually choose political leaders by how they look and how they speak and how they dress; we should really choose candidates by how they behave towards their staff and their peers.
Is writing poetry barbaric after the Holocaust? - book review
Menachem Rosensaft, a second-generation survivor leader and a political activist is also a poet, whose newest work reveals that although he left Bergen-Belsen, Bergen-Belsen has never left him.
Piyyut: Sacred poetry in authentic Jewish music
Roni Ish-Ran, a paytanist and cantor of the tradition is the organizer of a festival of paytanim taking place in Jerusalem each year for the past eight years.
Historian Clinton Bailey waxes poetic about Bedouin culture
Bailey: "I'd always have something to talk about with Bedouin I met because of the poetry."
When a poet and an artist take over an academic research center
A subversive and humorous exhibition by Agi Mishol and Yoav Weinfeld presents an unconventional collaboration in an unlikely location.
Jerusalem highlights July 9-15: What's new in Israel's capital?
Soviet war films, art exhibits, fitness classes and a panel including former-teenagers, now adults, from the 2005 Disengagement from Gush Katif.
Celebrating USA's 245th birthday through Jewish-American literature
Happy 245th Birthday, USA: Jewish authors and poets have captured some of the most historic and touching moments and sentiments of the American project.
