Yetzirah Reading Series Archive

Our annual reading series celebrates the publication of recently released collections and anthologies, promoting the work of both emerging and established Jewish poets. Each reading will take its theme from the Jewish calendar, with topics including self-reflection, wildness, and liberation.

2024-2025 Reading Series

2023-2024 Reading Series

2022-2023 Reading Series

Fall 2022
September 11 (Self-Reflection) Dan Alter, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Joy Ladin, Sean Singer
October 9 (Harvest/Fruition/Fullness) Judith Baumel, David Ebenbach, Erika Meitner, Victoria Redel
November 13 (101 Jewish Poems for the New Millennium anthology event) Nancy Naomi Carlson & Matthew Silverman (editors), Jeffrey Levine, Alan Michael Parker, Amy Small-McKinney, Katherine Smith

Spring 2023
January 15 (Trees/Nature) Rebecca Aronson, Rachel Hadas, Maya Pindyck
February 12 (Wildness) Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Rodger Kamenetz, Jason Schneiderman
March 19 (A Translation Event, co-sponsored by the Yiddish Book Center) Featuring Jennifer Kronovet & Aviya Kushner, with Merle Bachman & Maia Evrona
April 9 (Liberation/Freedom) Janlori Goldman, Dana Levin, Gail Newman, Yerra Sugarman