SHIRIM: A JEWISH POETRY JOURNAL

Over 40 years publishing poetry of Jewish Reference

Vol II/II (Oct 1983)

A Selection of Canadian Poets (Guest Editor: Seymour Mayne)

Table of contents:

Section Author Title Page
Raphael Tsvi Akko: Stone City 2
Raphael Tsvi Beauty Created Life 4
Alan Shucard Leaping at Masada... 5
David Zucker Entrance to the Old Cracow Ghetto 7
Hillel Schwartz Louie's Hall of Mirrors 8
Hillel Schwartz Sir Backwards 9
Marc Steven Dworkin Yom Kippur 10
Betsy Bering Psalm 11
Betsy Bering Covenant 11
Betsy Bering Haven 11
Deena Metzger Excerpt from: Scars 12
Deena Metzger Excerpt from: Scars 13
A SELECTION OF CANADIAN POETS Miriam Waddington This Year in Jerusalem 16
Miriam Waddington Knives and Ploughshares 17
Miriam Waddington Shirim 17
Irving Layton O Israel, where are your poets? 18
Irving Layton For Malka Cohen... 19
Sharon H. Nelson Rite of Passage 20
David Solway Shevira 23
David Solway The Gift 23
Joseph Sherman Fathers and Sons 24
Joseph Sherman Of Tongues 26
Ray Shankman Wedding Poem 27
Avrum Malus Jacob, My Father, My Brother, My Son 28
Kenneth Sherman Untitled 29
Kenneth Sherman Untitled 30
Kenneth Sherman Untitled 31
Seymour Mayne For Poet Shirley Kaufman... 32
Seymour Mayne For Jon Silkin... 33
Seymour Mayne Peniel 34
Notes on Contributors 35

A pdf of the table of contents from the original issue is available here.