“Jerusalem” by Moriel Rothman (a spoken word poem)

Written, memorized, spit, filmed, edited and sealed in a spasm of inspiration on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012:

Video by Aaron Rotenberg

6Comments

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Moriel Rothman on June 3, 2012 at 15:03

This piece was also published on +972 Magazine: http://972mag.com/a-spoken-word-poem-for-jerusalem-day/46300/

And the Israeli site, It’s All Lies: http://alllies.org/blog/archives/16260
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ST on May 21, 2012 at 11:51

pigeons are radical. “i was just looking for a line that would put me squarely in the consensus.”
hilu, mori!
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Jacob Siegel on May 20, 2012 at 18:26

Thank you for sharing, Moriel!
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SamanthaKanofsky on May 20, 2012 at 14:06

i like it. you should do more of these. can’t argue with poetry.
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Moriel Rothman on May 20, 2012 at 07:11

Thanks Ang!
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Angie on May 20, 2012 at 05:46

pigeons, queer theory, bilingual kindergartens…it all just makes sense. for a conflict so complicated, your “spitfire” of spoken word is clear and simple. amazing filming job, especially the rays of sun coming through. you guys have an incredible partnership going on.