Sunrise in Susiya (a poem) I woke in the middle of the night laughing from fear of a dog or a coyote or a ghoul that wandered by my head snuffling and grumbling and my god […]

Sunrise in Susiya (a poem) I woke in the middle of the night laughing from fear of a dog or a coyote or a ghoul that wandered by my head snuffling and grumbling and my god […]
Hey all. I’ll be coming the US for a few weeks, and will be giving a few talks while I am there. If any of you are in Vermont, Boston, Princeton or Philly, come on by. Wednesday, February […]
Guest writer: Sarah Stern Poetry has a way of saying things backwards so that feelings make sense. Facebook has a way of saying things frontwards so that feelings turn to nonsense. I decided to post […]
On Wednesday, February 26th, I had the honor and privilege of doing a one-hour solo spoken word performance at the Willy Brandt Center in Jerusalem. It was an incredible experience for me: although I’d performed […]
“Jerusalem II.” Spoken word from Jerusalem’s worst day, yesterday, Jerusalem Day. The sea of flags made me sadder than I have been in a while: most of the marchers probably had no idea that for the few hours leading up to their procession, Israeli police were busy terrorizing, arresting, hitting and clearing out Palestinians so that the march could go through the Damascus Gate (in Occupied Palestine) without the marchers having to see a single counter-protestor, a single Palestinian flag, a single thing that might dampen their day. They seemed to be having a really nice time. Here’s to better days:
And the original, “Jerusalem,” (2012) for those who missed it:
Jerusalem
Your sidewalks are so soft
They feel like jelly donuts