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War and Poetry: Owen Lewis on Being a Jewish Poet in a Time of Crisis

JL;DR SUMMARY Acclaimed poet and professor Owen Lewis delves into the role of poetry in addressing trauma and grief following significant events such as the October 7th attacks. 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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Israeli Palestinian ConflictPoetryMidrashColumbia UniversityArtistic ExpressionTisha B’avOwen LewisJewish VoiceCultural Grief

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Overheard in a New York restaurant, I can't talk about Israel tonight."
Israel
"and a Jewish friend and father with children and grandchildren in Israel."
New York, United States
"Fortunately, last summer as well as this past summer, I was a fellow at the Yetzira conference."

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