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Pariz un Viene (Paris and Vienna)
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Here I begin; listen to me, great and small. Once there was a mighty king—as in the stories begun by girls. His peer in virtue was not to be found. He had a land that was stately indeed. He…

Contributor:

Elye Bokher

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Date:

1508/9

Subjects:

Family, Monarchy, Birth, Humor, Food and drink, Folklore, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry, Folklore
I Speak to You Openly, My Child
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(Short Poems in Prose)

Contributor:

Yosef Kirman

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Warsaw, General Government for the Occupied Polish Region (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Holocaust, Parenthood, Christian-Jewish relations, Food and drink, Animals, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry
Debate between Wine and Water
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“I’m called the offspring of the grape,” said the wine. “People drink me fervently, and I’m very fine. I can make people joke and jibe, I can drive away their terrible pains, I can delight their…

Contributor:

Zalman Sofer

Places:

Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire

Date:

1517

Subjects:

Food and drink, Wisdom, Sin, Ritual & observance, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry
Still Life
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Bread and cheese and honey on a simple table. The tea beckons golden In two thin glasses. Green, cool and fresh, The water jug, veiled in dew. On the edge a woman’s handkerchief. Next to it, a…

Contributor:

Reuven Iceland

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

First Half of the 20th Century

Subjects:

Love, Sex, Food and drink, Sexuality, Poetry

Categories:

Poetry