Reviews

Mel Konner’s com­pelling trans­la­tion of Helfandn bay Nakht (1950) takes the read­er through Sutzkever’s Nesiye iber Afri­ka, evok­ing sto­ries of wise African kings, masked hunters, shape-shift­ing prey, lovers divid­ed by croc­o­dile rivers, and the cre­ation of man begin­ning with ele­phant tusks.

Mar 03, 2025

Mer­le L. Bachman’s new trans­la­tion of a selec­tion of Nevadovska’s poems, most­ly from Lid­er Mayne, pub­lished by Ben Yehu­da Press, is an event to celebrate.

Oct 09, 2024

This small hard­cov­er book is a per­fect gem for those who want to intro­duce them­selves to Vogel’s poetry.

Apr 17, 2024

As a read­er of Margolin’s poet­ry in its orig­i­nal Yid­dish, and a trans­la­tor of her work into Eng­lish, I approached this col­lec­tion with both inter­est and skepticism.

Jul 05, 2023

Apr 07, 2022

Moyshe Kulbak’s Childe Harold of Dys­na—a nov­el in verse that is inspired by Lord Byron and dra­ma­tizes the char­ac­ter of the Jew­ish fla­neur — charms, delights, and brings a gen­tle sorrow.

Oct 31, 2021

Oct 21, 2021

Jun 13, 2019

May 16, 2019

This vol­ume, edit­ed and trans­lat­ed by Anna Maja Misi­ak, is the first edi­tion of Deb­o­ra Vogel’s work in any lan­guage to include all of her prose and poetry.

Mar 06, 2018