On making new poems from the Old Testament

Including notes on what makes a poem Jewish, a poem that appropriates lines that is also appropriate to today's themes, and more

This timeless view of Antelope Canyon evokes the imagery of accumulated pages, form, and land — all of which are relevant to today’s thoughts. (Photo by Paul Van Cotthem on Unsplash)

As I write poems for The Life of H: Sarah, Reimagined, I find myself wondering if there are uniquely Jewish forms of poetry or a particularly Jewish relationship to poetry.

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