Yetzirah Jewish Poetry Conference

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Yetzirah’s fifth Jewish Poetry Conference, the only gathering of its kind in the world, will be held at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Monday, June 21, to Sunday, June 27.

The Assembly is a full-service conference center nestled in the mountains, a five-minute drive from Black Mountain, twenty-five minutes east of Asheville. Surrounded by hiking trails and mountain streams, with a variety of welcoming indoor spaces, covered porches, and outdoor amphitheaters, we feel this might well be our strongest conference yet.

Our time together will consist of a mix of generative workshops focused around Jewish questions and themes, discussion panels, faculty readings, and many shared meals and celebrations.

Please revisit this page in the winter for more details about the 2027 conference.

Other questions? Please email Kyra Lisse, conference director, at klisse@yetzirahpoets.org.

Curious about our previous conferences? Read some testimonials, and view videos of our events to learn more about our keynote, faculty, and past cohorts: