2024–2025
Book Club

Join the 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.
The Book Club will return spring 2026, with our selections announced later this fall.
Support Yetzirah
Purchase the book club books here, where a percentage of every sale supports Yetzirah.
Fall 2024

October 27
12-1:30 pm
Stephen Sadow, Ilan Stavans, and Marjorie Agosin
Oct. 27: I Am of the Tribe of Judah: Poems from Jewish Latin America
Join us for a reading and conversation with Stephen Sadow, Ilan Stavans, and Marjorie Agosin. Hosted by Rick Chess.

November 17
12-1:30 pm
Peter Cole
A reading and conversation with Peter Cole, hosted by Rick Chess.
Spring 2025

JANuary 19
12-1:30 pm
Peter Cole
A reading and conversation with Jason Schneiderman, with host Rick Chess.

FEBRUARY 16
12-1:30 pm
Alicia Ostriker, Carol Moldaw, Shirley Kaufman
A reading and conversation with Alicia Ostriker and Carol Moldaw about the work of Shirley Kaufman. Hosted by Rick Chess.
BECOME A MEMBER
Your membership support enables Yetzirah to produce our annual in-person Jewish Poetry Conference, online reading series, Discover Jewish Poets database, media archive, resource-rich website, and other free programs that champion Jewish poets and Jewish poetry. Receive members-only perks and support Yetzirah’s programming.