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‘If you’re grieving poetry has power beyond words’

JL;DR SUMMARY Eve Grubin, an American-born poet based in London, explores the transformative power of poetry in navigating grief. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PoetryTraumaJewish Mourning RitualsGriefCultural HeritageWriting On The WallEve GrubinThe Poetry SchoolPoets HouseHealing Through Art

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London, United Kingdom
"The American-born, London-based poet has not only published poetry about personal and communal grief, she also teaches courses on how to write it."
New York, United States
"Grubin, who grew up in a secular Jewish home in New York, credits her film-maker father, David Grubin, for her interest in writing poetry."
New Jersey, United States
"She was inspired to write about the subject of grief when, aged 18, she attended the Dodge Poetry Festival in New Jersey."
United Kingdom
"After completing a Masters of Fine Arts in Poetry in New York, she did a doctorate in creative writing in Britain."
Israel
"a secular Israeli woman in the wake of October 7, which provides a space for people to share their experiences of antisemitism through poetry."

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