Poems

In Hebrew, the word for poem – “shir” – is the same word as the word for song. My belief is that poems are meant to be read out loud, to be sung. Here are a few:

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Prairie Schooner, “All-Request Hour”

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The Saint Anne's Review, “No One Knows What Happened to the Hittites”

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Salamander, “Ancient Hebrew”

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Literary Imagination, “Rumor” and "New York"

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Poetry International, "Time"