by Jamie Wendt | Dec 29, 2020
Ner Tamid after Solomon Iudovin The shoemaker labors over his leather, his work. A singular lightbulb illuminates his hands, like a ner tamid, stitching perfection, a livelihood. The artist considers him an obsession, a relic to carve, “The Past,” Woodcuts, 1928. The...
by Jamie Wendt | Nov 11, 2013
Jamie Wendt concludes her four-part essay “American Jewish Women Poets” with a study of poems by Hadara Bar-Nadav and Sarah Wetzel. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. –The Editors HADARA BAR-NADAV and SARAH WETZEL In Part One of this...
by Jamie Wendt | Nov 4, 2013
Here is Part 3 of Jamie Wendt’s essay “American Jewish Women Poets,” a four-part series that pursues the question of what makes a Jewish poem Jewish, and of what the relationship is between Jewish identity and poetry. Read Part 1 here. Part 2 of the...
by Jamie Wendt | Oct 28, 2013
What follows is Part 2 of Jamie Wendt’s essay “American Jewish Women Poets,” a four-part series that began last week and will run during coming weeks. Read Part 1 Here. The series will focus especially on work of poets Emma Lazarus (below), Maxine...
by Jamie Wendt | Oct 20, 2013
Green Mountains Review is proud to present Jamie Wendt’s essay “American Jewish Women Poets” as a four-part series that will run throughout the coming weeks. The series will focus especially on work of poets Emma Lazarus, Maxine Kumin, Alicia Suskin...
