Poets on the Edge: An Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry

Poets on the Edge: An Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) (Suny Series, Modern Jewish Literature & Culture)

Poets on the Edge introduces four decades of Israel s most vigorous poetic voices. Selected and translated by author Tsipi Keller, the collection showcases a generous sampling of work from twenty-seven established and emerging poets, bringing many to readers of English for the first time. Thematically and stylistically innovative, the poems chart the evolution of new currents in Hebrew poetry that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s and, in breaking from traditional structures of line, rhyme, and meter, have become as liberated as any contemporary American verse. Writing on politics, sexual identity, skepticism, intellectualism, community, country, love, fear, and death, these poets are daring, original, and direct, and their poems are matched by the freshness and precision of Keller s translations."

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780791476864
ISBN	0791476863
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Label	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	384
PublicationDate	2008-09-11
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Studio	State University of New York Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Poets on the Edge: An Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry (S U N Y Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) (Suny Series, Modern Jewish Literature & Culture)