Jewish American Poetry: Poems, Commentary, and Reflections
- ISBN-10
- 1584650435
- ISBN-13
- 9781584650430
- Category
- American poetry
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- UPNE
- Authors
- Jonathan N. Barron, Eric Murphy Selinger
Description
Offers poems by twenty-six poets, along with the poets' commentary discussing various aspects of the poetry and addressing the question of what makes a poet's work particularly "Jewish."
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