Ancient and medieval Jewish travelers are brought to poetic life amidst images garnered from the poet's personal journeys crossing the Sahara Desert and voyaging down the Congo River. This title is number 135 of the Essential Poets Series.
Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers University, Aug. 13-Sept. 9, 2012, and elsewhere through Nov. 2012.
The Fertile Crescent
Within the vast, unforgiving deserts of the Middle East there is an island of green fecundity known as the Fertile Crescent, and this Crescent is made fertile by the juxtaposition of the two great rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates.
The Fertile Crescent
The fertile crescent