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Jacob Epstein
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1940
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A porch stage left, a little window. A tree at right. Under the tree a table on a wooden beam. Two solid old benches. In the background, a fence with an entrance in the middle. Behind the fence…
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Alter-Sholem Kacyzne
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1925
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Words forsaken—fallen leaves,
Let the wind scatter you,
And let me forget you.
I will remain like a wintry tree
Behind closed eyes, still
And silent.
Both the night will cradle me, ay-lu,
And the…
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Kadya Molodovsky
Places:
Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
(Warsaw, Poland)
Date:
1927
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My most pious songs have I written
On rising from my sinful bed.
God has given me a wealth of sins,
And God alone has saved me from my sins.
Translated by David Soeterndorp.
Contributor:
Jacob Israël de Haan
Places:
Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
Date:
1924
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them:
I the Lord am your God. You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of…
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Biblical Period
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Sheltered by a crimson awning,
All alone, his slaves dismissed,
A lord is bidding farewell fondly
To a black-browed odalisque.
“Sarah, houri of the prophet,
My sunshine, comfort, strength, delight…
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Afanasy Fet
Places:
Moscow, Russian Empire
(Moscow, Russia)
Date:
1847
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Nan Goldin
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London, United Kingdom
Date:
1980
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Laurie Simmons
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1994
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I heard your voice, my love, and all my senses throbbed and my soul quivered in dismay. The light of my face darkened, my sun was covered with shadows, and my eyes streamed like rivers.
The arrows of…
Contributor:
David Onkinerah
Places:
Salonika, Ottoman Empire
(Thessaloniki, Greece)
Date:
16th Century
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May the bridegroom rejoice and the roses multiply, let sorrows fade away and let the young, old, and simple-minded understand. May the grooms be joyful with strophic poetry (shirot) and songs (renanot…
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Saliḥ ibn Yaḥya
Places:
Sanaʽa, Ottoman Empire
(Sanaa, Yemen)
Date:
1717–1740