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The Dream of the Poem: "A brilliant and original body of Hebrew verse.... In Peter Cole's rich new anthology, the extent of [this] astonishing achievement is fully revealed for the first time in English.... His versions are masterly." Eric Ormsby, The New York Times Book Review |
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So What: New & Selected Poems, "Some of the finest translations of modern Arabic verse that I have ever read." Robyn Creswell, The National |
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J'accuse "In his fusions of the sensual and the spiritual, the ordinary and the exalted, the sexual in the suffering psyche and the intelligent consciousness searching and spinning through history, myth and layers of language, Shabtai is one of the most exciting poets writing anywhere, and certainly the most audacious. The poems have a wonderful almost vertiginous energy, an enormous erudition, and a startling, finally inspiring candor. Brilliantly translated by Peter Cole." C.K. Williams |
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Hebrew Writers on Writing "Exciting.... An invaluable anthology, by turn delightful, surprising and thought-provoking.... Cole's contribution is three–fold: first in his selections, second in his deft translations... and lastly in the biographical and critical headnotes, each a marvel of compression and insight." The Jerusalem Report |
