“Poetry Inspired by Classic Jewish Texts” with Eve Grubin
January 26, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – January 29, 2026 @ 4:00 pm
In this generative workshop we will study and discuss a range of pre-selected passages from classical Jewish texts such as extracts from the Talmud, verses from the Hebrew Bible, and commentaries by medieval and later rabbis. We will then look at how poets have brought language or ideas from some of these texts into their poems. We’ll study poems by such poets as John Milton, John Keats, Dan Pagis, T.S. Eliot, Lucille Clifton, Sharon Olds, Marie Howe, Yehoshua November, and more. Finally, we will engage with these writings by beginning our own poems in response to them.
Workshop Dates & Cost
$36—standard registration
$30—18% discounted registration for Yetzirah Members (you can become a member here)
*As we want our offerings to be accessible to all, there is a pay-what-you-can option if this pricing is a hardship.
About Eve
Eve Grubin is the author of the collections of poems: Morning Prayer (Sheep Meadow Press, 2005), The House of Our First Loving, a chapbook, (Rack Press, 2016), and Grief Dialogue, a chapbook, (Rack Press, 2022). Her next book of poems, Boat of Letters, is forthcoming from Four Way Books. She teaches at NYU London and The Poetry School. More information can be found at www.evegrubin.com. Visit Eve’s profile in our Discover Jewish Poets database.
