| Chicken Fat Contributor(s): Krasner, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1635343402 ISBN-13: 9781635343403 Publisher: Finishing Line Press OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.13 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Chicken Fat, poet-historian Barbara Krasner reaches into her family history and pulls out visceral stories of Jewish identity, food, and loss that while deeply personal, hold universal appeal. From pleas to Old World grandparents to reminiscences of family vacations in the Catskills, from the Sabbath to the Jewish New Year, from birth to death, this collection of soulful poems recalls connections and disconnections inherent in the circle of life. The poems "Grandma Ruth" and "Because I'm Jewish" earned Honorable Mentions in the Allen Ginsberg awards. A glossary explains Yiddish and Hebrew terms. |
Contributor Bio(s): Krasner, Barbara: - Barbara Diane Krasner is an award-winning writer of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for adults and children. She holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MA in History from William Paterson University, where she teaches creative writing, composition, and history. History inspires her poetry, which has appeared in numerous journals, including Nimrod, Paterson Literary Review, Rust + Moth, Jewish Women's Literary Journal, and Blue Lyra Review. She is the author of Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors (Heritage Quest, 2001) and served as contributing editor to History Magazine and two genealogy magazines. She publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah |