Poetry
Wait until life touches you, and the poems appear like bruises - opinion
A poem is a spontaneous burst of emotion; the words come unbidden, and break through all your controlled inhibitions.
Metula's Israeli Poets’ Festival returns to Jerusalem with all disciplinary guns blazing
Voices Israel anthology 2025: Celebrating English poetry shaped by war, love, and memory
Israeli lyricist Tzruya Lahav dies at 74 after cancer battle
Color me curious: The colorful English language
When people are in the pink or feeling blue, seeing red, being green with envy or plum yellow, they may well be showing their “true colors.”
Remembering Yehuda Amichai, Israel's great acclaimed poet
He was a poet of love, of war, of citizenry, of history – all at the same time.
Ra’anana Symphonette brings Schubertiade to stage
The Schubertiade began in Franz Schubert’s lifetime (1797-1828) as a sociable, informal musical gathering, where musicians and music lovers would gather to hear and play music.
Kuwaiti poet: ‘Embrace Jews without having a political agenda’
US embassy Hanukkah message sparks antisemitic responses from Kuwaitis.
Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95
His week-long funeral will be held at the temple in a quiet and peaceful manner, according to his followers.
A commentary on Colleyville, courtesy of Mordechai Gebertig - opinion
The italicized lines are from the poem “Es Brent,” written by Mordechai Gebertig in 1936 as he watched his shtetl destroyed in a pogrom.
From the editor: Speaking the truth
Rafi Dobrin sometimes overstated his case, but he made many salient points, which – like him – are worthy and worth remembering.
Poems by the readers: The Vow
The following letters are poems submitted by poets who happen to be readers of and contributors to The Jerusalem Report.
Why you should cherish and love your books
Books are someone’s dreams, and you live several lives while you read them.
U of Haifa English dep. hosts convicted terror supporter as guest lecturer
Dareen Tatour is a poet who writes about her opposition to Israel while inciting violence and supporting terror.
