I’m happy to share a book recommendation for the recently released book of poetry by Connecticut based poet Jeff Schwartz, whose book Small Talk (Finishing Line Press, 2025) was released in August and is available at Bookshop.org on the Jewish Poets Collective Affiliate page. In this collection Schwartz confronts topics such as death, old age,…

This evocative line is from the Baal Shem Tov and is also the title of the recently released book of poetry by Baruch November, a literature professor at Touro University in New York City (published by Ben Yehuda Press, 2025). The poems in this volume travel physically to New York City, Eastern Europe, and Israel;…

If you’d like to learn more about me or the Jewish Poets Collective, then head over the Pomegranate Tent Collective website and read an interview I did with Om Green. For those not familiar, the Pomegranate Tent Collective is a new and amazing group of Jewish creatives who are building community and creating Jewish magic…

It’s Elul! This is not the reminder part, by the way, I’m just happy we’ve entered one of my favorite months and I hope that it is a meaningful time for all of us.Now on to the reminders. There are just a few days left to submit your poetry for the Fall Issue. Be sure…

The Fall season is shaping up to be a great one for those who love Jewish poetry, and I’m happy to announce a second reading in September!The poet Jamie Wendt will be reading her work, including from her recently released book, Laughing in Yiddish, on September 11 at 8 pm ET. There will also be…

The Jewish Poets Collective will be hosting a reading by Baruch November, whose book The Broken Heart is the Master Key was released this month. To purchase Baruch’s book, visit the Jewish Poets Collective Affiliate link and find the list for Fall 2025 Readings. https://bookshop.org/shop/Jewishpoetscollective The reading is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET on September…

I’m coming out of my self imposed hiatus and excited about what’s in store for The Jewish Poets Collective in the coming months, so please read on about some changes and upcoming events. CHANGES First, I want to announce a change to the Elul Poetry Reading Challenge, which last year around this time was my…

The Jewish Poets Collective is taking time to catch its breath! I’ll be on a (partial) hiatus through July–you may still see a post or two on Instagram as I want to share more of the wonderful poetry in the first issue of The Jewish Poets Collective. I can also be reached by email, so…

I’m very excited, proud, and a bit scared! to announce that the first issue of The Jewish Poets Collective Journal is live on this website. You will find the link above, in the header, and within the journal you will discover the poetry of thirty Jewish poets as well as a special piece of original…