The Prophet’s Pen

A new book argues that the key to decoding the Bible is understanding its poetry

Tablet’s Kirsch Makes Forward 50

‘This century’s first pre-eminent Jewish man of letters’

Easy Reading

Straightforward or elliptical, poetry needn’t be hard

Poets Protest J Street Cancellation

Plays are slated to take their place

Jazzed Up

New albums find inspiration in the Passover haggadah

A Bad Jewish Poetry Contest

And our ode to soup

Harry Potter

And the Jewish poetry alias

Sundown: A Campy Idea

Fashion plates, golden coffins, and bad verse

Happy Birthday, Mr. Ginsberg

The beat poet would have been 83.

Emma Lazarus