“this poem is about one
plate in the sink—but the rest—
what shall I do with the rest?”
This week’s #flashbackfriday is “Young Widow at the Kitchen Window” by @DSMPoet from the Summer 2025 collection of Online Exclusives.
Read it here:
https://t.co/UaD0Ho54l7
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What do an egg, a square, and a key have in common? Ben Yehuda Press!
We are proud to be launching three new poetry titles this month:
Wu Wei Eats an Egg by Lucas Hirsch, translated from the Dutch by @DSMPoet
The Broken Heart is the Master Key by Baruch November
“I find myself outside
of my body—watching
and narrating: 'the young widow
crosses the living room.'”
Excerpt from “Young Widow at the Kitchen Window" by @DSMpoet, in the new Summer 2025 edition.
Listen to the poet read it here:
https://t.co/4pAoNvsNXu
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It’s over a 100 years after the great Jewish crusader for free speech, Emma Goldman, was deported from USA for her speaking out. Yet history repeats itself.
People shouldn’t be deported for speaking out.
People shouldn’t be deported for speaking out.
We mustn’t stay silent.