Poetry
Eden or the Promised Land motifs in Robert Browning and Dylan Thomas - poetry
Poets orientations toward either the past or the future find expression in certain recurrent metaphors.
The Sixteenth Sheep reunion concert casts a magic spell
Welcome to the new year: Thinking 'yes, I can' in 2025 - opinion
Schubert's magic returns to Israel with month-long festival
A rose or a comet? Remembering Sgt. Rose Lubin - opinion
The one-year marking of Rose’s death is among so many since the beginning of Operation Swords of Iron.
Verses of war
Of the myriads of poems written since last Oct. 7, we present six that highlight our collective thoughts and emotions.
Michael Kagan: Israel's playwright, documentarian, poet, scientist, and more
Michael Kagan played a role in transforming the state through his varied ventures as a scientist, entrepreneur, poet, documentarian, playwright, teacher, and more.
Hannah Szenes: poet, paratrooper, photographer remembered 80 years after death
While Hannah Szenes is mainly remembered for her poetry, her photographer casts a revealing glance into her time in Israel and before.
Jerusalem tributes Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca for Sukkot
Tribute evening to Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca at the Jerusalem Confederation House’s Ushpizin Poetry & Song Festival.
No longer going gently: Israel’s new resolve in the face of Hezbollah
Israel will not go gently into that good night, but what does that entail?
Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90
Hettie Jones, Jewish poet has passed away at the age of 90.
Israeli Poets' Festival moves to Jerusalem
The Israeli Poets’ Festival moves from Metulla to Jerusalem and offers a literary take on our current challenges.
'The Dove That Didn’t Return': A soldier’s experiences - review
Written from the gut, Hacohen's poetry can resonate with anyone, regardless of political viewpoints.
A century of poetry: Lauded poet Yehuda Amichai gets a posthumous centenary salute or two
The musical entertainment will be completed by a talk by Amichai’s daughter, Emanuela Amichai, who will speak about her father’s life and work.
Bar Sagi: The late Israeli teen poet who died of bone cancer
During her last years, Bar Sagi wrote 25 poems documenting her journey, her illness, and her remarkable life force. This collection was published posthumously as See Me Soar and Spread My Wings.
