The Art of Blessing the Day Poems With a Jewish Theme
- List Price: $18.00
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Random House Inc
- Publish date: 09/01/2000
Piercy recalls her Jewish family: the painful relationship with her mother, and the influence of other family members. Poems on marriage burst with warmth and sensuality, as she explores the passion and fortitude of a relationship that, like the Jewish marriage canopy, has no walls, yet withstands the wind, rain, and "searing heat" of living. The same heart-stopping vividness is evident in poems that unflinchinigly tackle the injustices of the century, particularly the Holocaust.
The later part of the book takes on a contemplative tone. In the section on prayer Piercy reworks many well-known Jewish blessings, and in the final section, she traces the Jewish year, with reflections on the Sabbath and the New Year, and a cycle of Passover poems, rich with the tastes and textures of the Seder plate.
A superb collection both secularized and deeply conscious of Jewish roots.
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