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All Is God’s
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Man has separated lust and sorrow. But God holds them together like day and night. I know lust. I know intense suffering. I praise God’s one name. Translated by David Soeterndorp.

Contributor:

Jacob Israël de Haan

Places:

Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

1924

Subjects:

Mourning, Sex, Theology, Sexuality, LGBTQ+

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
The Funeral’s Early...
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In Jewish folklore the sight of a water carrier bearing one or two full pails is an omen of good fortune; empty pails foretell bad fortune. The funeral’s early, the concert is late.I go to both (such…

Contributor:

Abraham Sutzkever

Places:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Date:

1975

Subjects:

Mourning, Burial, Death, Sex, Gender

Categories:

Poetry, Popular Poetry, Literature