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Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Jewish Poets Collective, an online space for Jewish poets and allies that offers poetry readings, a safe and laidback workshop environment, and information that will support and inspire Jewish poets. All Jewish poets are welcome and are encouraged to share their work, whether it’s specifically Jewish in content or not;…
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Call for Readers
Susan Comninos and the Jewish Poets Collective are planning two readings for Jewish American Heritage Month (May). One reading is titled “Leaving the Neighborhood: Immigration, Exile and the Search for Home.” We see this as a rather broad idea that can include topics such as conversion, making Aliyah, cross-cultural relationships, disagreements within relationships, identity, love,…
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National Poetry Month
To paraphrase Mary Oliver, what will you do with this one wild and precious month?Hopefully we will all take time to celebrate the alchemical magic that is poetry.
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Counting the Omer and Poetry
Passover begins soon, and then we count the omer from the second night of Passover to Shavuot-49 days in total.I’m going to compile a list of 49 poems that one can read every day, along with the blessing, if that is your practice. If not, maybe just having a list of poems will bring some…
