Yetzirah Book Club
With a deep dive into four poetry collections; talks by authors, scholars, and translators; and opportunities for discussion, we invite you to join us in savoring and celebrating an expansive range of Jewish poetry.
Meetings are held Sundays, 12-1:30 pm EST.
Ways to Join Us
Yetzirah Book Club Membership
- Receive discounted admittance for all four meetings
À la carte Attendance
- You are invited to purchase a copy of the book and join us as an audience member for the live discussion and Q&A: $25 per event
- Click on the individual links above to purchase tickets for each event.
- As we want our events to be accessible to all, if this price is a hardship, there is also a pay-what-you-can option.
Fall 2024
October 27: I Am of the Tribe of Judah: Poems from Jewish Latin America
A reading and conversation with Stephen Sadow, Ilan Stavans, and Marjorie Agosin. Hosted by Rick Chess.
November 17: Peter Cole, Draw Me After
A reading and conversation with Peter Cole, with host Rick Chess.
Spring 2025
January 19: Jason Schneiderman, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire
A reading and conversation with Jason Schneiderman, with host Rick Chess.
February 16: Shirley Kaufman, Roots in the Air: New and Selected Poems
A reading and conversation with Alicia Ostriker and Carol Moldaw about the work of Shirley Kaufman. Hosted by Rick Chess.
Previous Season (media archive)
2023-2024
- October 15, 2023: Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master, edited by Dana Levin and Adele Williams
- December 2, 2023: Victoria Redel, Paradise
- March 3, 2024 : In the Hour of War: Poems from Ukraine, edited by Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky
- April 7, 2024: Linda Zisquit, Havoc: New & Selected Poems