| Yeshiva Boys: Poems Contributor(s): Lehman, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439154449 ISBN-13: 9781439154441 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2009024143 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.5" W x 8.44" (0.28 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: David Lehman, a poet of wit, ingenuity, and formidable skill, draws upon his heritage as a grandson of Holocaust victims and offers a stirring autobiographical collection of poems that is his most ambitious work to date. Yeshiva Boys covers an expansive range of subjects -- from love, sex, and romance to repentance, humility, the meaning of democracy, Existentialism, modern European history, military intelligence, and the rituals associated with faith and prayer. The title poem is a work in twelve parts that blends the elements of espionage fiction, memory, history, and moral philosophy. It reflects David's experience as a student in an orthodox Yeshiva, and it, along with many other poems in the book, explores what it means to be a Jew in America, what is gained and lost in assimilating to secular culture, how to understand the peculiar destiny of the Jewish people, and how to reconcile the existence of God with the knowledge of evil. Beautiful, provocative, and accessible, this is David Lehman's most inspired collection. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lehman, David: - David Lehman, the series editor of The Best American Poetry, is also the editor of the Oxford Book of American Poetry. His books of poetry include Poems in the Manner Of, New and Selected Poems, Yeshiva Boys, When a Woman Loves a Man, and The Daily Mirror. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York. |