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Comprende il nome: Ed. by Shirley Kaufman et al

Opere di Shirley Kaufman

Opere correlate

Cries of the Spirit: A Celebration of Women's Spirituality (2000) — Collaboratore — 372 copie
The Best American Poetry 2001 (2001) — Collaboratore — 223 copie
No More Masks! An Anthology of Poems by Women (1973) — Collaboratore — 123 copie
Scrolls of Fire (1981) — Traduttore, alcune edizioni38 copie
My Little Sister and Selected Poems, 1965-1985 (1986) — Traduttore, alcune edizioni18 copie
New American Review 8 (1970) — Collaboratore — 13 copie
In'hui, No.9 — Collaboratore — 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Kaufman, Shirley
Sesso
female
Premi e riconoscimenti
Shelley Memorial Award (1990/1991)

Utenti

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Shirley Kaufman's work is an attempt to restore the reader's senses, to bring back our ability to take pleasure in small things. Closely observed and keenly felt, her latest book, Threshold, is filled with the finely-honed details of life. Kaufman's work as a translator, mainly of poems originally in Hebrew, has helped sharpen her eye for language and how it works. She sums up part of her poetic process in "Little love poem" this way:

I collect these words
like coins
in the bowls of beggars

they add up to
just enough to
keep going
Originally from the United States, Kaufman has lived in Israel for the past thirty years. The poems in Threshold also range from Seattle to Jerusalem in its subjects and concerns, from the "projective verse" style poems of its opening movement to later sections dealing with family and long-term love, Biblical figures (Adam, Rachel, Jacob) and the poet's role as historian and witness. While there is a love of life and the things of this world in her work, there is always sadness, a haunted sense lurking behind Kaufman's poetry. Even a New Year's celebration at the millennium causes her to reflect:

the twenty-first century
nothing
but sparks and flashes
collapsed
into dust

too many zeros
ending with smoke
Quietly political, Kaufman's work does not take sides in the conflicts in Israel or anywhere—"good guys / bad / what's the difference / if everyone fights" she writes—her work comes down very strongly in support of humanity, and the lives of those caught up in the meshes of violence. Resonant and deeply satisfying, Threshold is a solid, serious and ultimately moving work by a consummate and compassionate professional.
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Segnalato
rmharris | May 22, 2013 |
Shirley Kaufman's poems are deeply personal, rooted in places and relationships. The section of poems about living in Jerusalem are particularly moving, juxtaposing daily routines with the routines of violence.
 
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TinuvielDancing | Feb 7, 2010 |

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Statistiche

Opere
10
Opere correlate
8
Utenti
102
Popolarità
#187,251
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
2
ISBN
16
Lingue
2

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