Andrew Oram

Birth Year: b. 1955
Current City: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Birth City: Washington, DC, USA
Genre(s): Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir

Author’s Website

Biography

Andy Oram is a writer and editor in the computer field. His editorial projects have ranged from a legal guide covering intellectual property to a graphic novel about teenage hackers. Print publications where his writings have appeared include The Economist, the Journal of Information Technology & Politics, and Vanguardia Dossier. He has lived in the Boston, Massachusetts area for 50 years. His poems have appeared in more than 70 journals and anthologies.

What is the relationship between Judaism and/or Jewish culture and your poetry?

My Jewish poems draw on the full range of Jewish experience, including Biblical and Talmudic texts, holiday practices, ethical concerns, and history. My poems on Jewish themes can be found at https://www.praxagora.com/poetry/#jewish

Published Works

Links to Sample Works

SLAB Literary Magazine, The Voice
Soul-Lit, By Water
The Deronda Review, Friday Afternoon Piyut

Subject Matter

Antisemitism, Cultural Identity, Death, Diaspora, Eastern Europe, History, Jewish Mysticism, Jewishness, Midrash, Misogyny, Mythology, Narrative, Nature, Politics, Shoah, Genocide, Torah, Trauma, War, Feminism, Mental Illness, Violence.

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