Dining beneath the awning of the Jerusalem Café

Welcome back to 'The Life of H: Sarah, Reimagined,' Where today I share notes from a Jewish Poetry Conference and ask, 'What does it mean to be a Jewish poet today?'

The Jewish poetry conference nourished our souls in so many ways. But we longed for a plate of food that tasted of home.

It was the final day of a week-long Jewish Poetry Conference, where 36 Jewish poets, plus faculty and staff gathered to read, write, and study craft. We spanned the decades from our 20s to 80s and the religious spectrum from Hasidic t…