SHIRIM: A JEWISH POETRY JOURNAL

Over 40 years publishing poetry of Jewish Reference

Vol IV/II (Oct 1985)

English Writing Poets in Israel (Guest Editor: Robert Friend)

Table of contents:

Author Title Page
Robert Friend Introduction (RF) 3
Allen Afterman Taking Possession 4
Ruth Beker The Gigolos of Tel Aviv 5
Ruth Beker In Camera 6
Linda Fisher Gittel Kirschner 6
Esther Cameron Persian Cyclamen 7
Edward Codish Night Bus 8
Edward Codish Valediction 8
Robert Eshman An Orange 9
Pnina Isseroff Play (from Five A.M.) 9
Dina Elenbogen Waiting 10
Dina Elenbogen Distance Pantoum 10
Lami What Does This Mean? 11
Robert Friend Night Thoughts 12
Robert Friend Halley's Comet 13
Adam Goldgeier Atheist's Prayer 14
Adam Goldgeier At Twenty-Three 14
Shirley Kaufman King Solomon 16
Sherri Lederman Surek Cave 17
Imre Goldstein Promise Me 18
Daphne Leighton On Our Wedding Anniversary 20
Gabriel Levin The Conference of Birds 21
Gabriel Levin An Arabian Tale 21
Matthew Nesvisky Leaving the Ministry 22
Matthew Nesvisky Haifa Doctor 23
Marsha Pomerantz The Experience of Eunice Quarry 26
Marc Radzyner "A few miserable years..." 27
Reena Ribalow Longing for the Kiss 28
Reena Ribalow Rainy Night Poem 28
Riva Message from Bratslav 30
Adam Schonbrun Through the Opened Door 30
Joy Shefer My Room 32
Joy Shefer 4 O'Clock at Magen 33
Roger White The Lover 35
Roger White Invitation 36
Ruth Whitman Three Poems from The Testing of Hanna Senesh
I. Blessed is the Match by Hanna Senesh
II. Circle of Fire
III. At Caesarea
37
Linda Zisquit The Tree 39
Linda Zisquit from In Hebrew the Word Compassion is Plural for Womb 40
Notes on Contributors 41

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