Synopsis:

"What a thought-provoking collection for a Jewish audience! Moving from the concrete details of Jewish rituals to their spiritual implications, Sherbondy is full of wisdom and surprises – sometimes ironic, often dark, full of yearning for the tikkun olam seamstresses to stitch the broken world back together with their needles and threads. And what a treat, in the midst of the spiritual struggle, to find in the poet’s contemplation of a praying mantis that has landed on her prayer book, one of those rare, transcendent moments when “God’s long fingers are reaching, guiding us toward a promise.” These tough-minded, deceptively lovely poems yield up more of their considerable power with each successive reading."

--Ellyn Bache

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Author Comment:

Book of poems about rituals, ceremonies, and about being a Jew in the South

Topics/Categories:

Jewish in America, Poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

Main Street Rag

Purchase From:

Main Street Rag

Original Publish Date:

February 21, 2008

Formats and associated ISBNs:

978-1-59948-108-1

Formats:

Paperback

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