Tag Archives: Jewish poets

Poet’s Notebook | Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

I had the pleasure of getting to know Yermiyahu Ahron Taub through his collaboration with Ellen Cassedy. I was thrilled to meet up with him at AWP this past February in Washington, DC. His new poetry collection, The Education of … Continue reading

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Poet’s Notebook | Matthew Lippman

Continuing in our month-long series of interviews with Jewish poets, The Whole Megillah welcomes Matthew Lippman. The Whole Megillah (TWM): Matthew, how do you get your ideas for your poems? Matthew Lippman (ML): The best way to answer this is to … Continue reading

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Poet’s Notebook | Matthew Lippman

I’ve known Matthew Lippman since about 2008 when I took some poetry classes at Gotham Writing Workshops. I was immediately impressed with his dedication to the craft and to teaching. I thought The Whole Megillah readers should get to know … Continue reading

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