Philip Levine, the late Poet Laureate of the United States, focused on industrial and proletarian themes in his work, often portraying the exhaustion and routine of factory life in Detroit.

Philip Levine, a celebrated poet known for portraying the blue-collar experience, reflects on his Jewish identity, ferocity in pursuing poetry, and influences like Robert Frost, Wilfred Owen, and Dylan Thomas.

In a discussion of Jewish poetry, two prominent poets, Philip Levine and Hank Lazer, are compared.