2025 Yetzirah Jewish Poetry Conference with Sharon Dolin, Edward Hirsch, Dana Levin, and Victoria Redel:

If you’d like to join us online: This year, we’re trying something new for our online events. We’ll have ONE Zoom link for all events, with suggested donation amounts based on how many events you think you’d like to attend. As the conference is our single biggest programming expense of the year, we appreciate your support at the highest level that feels right to you and, if you’re so moved, with a little extra to help support our choice to make these events accessible to those who cannot afford to donate anything.
You can register to join us online here.
If you’d like to join us in-person: Similar to our online events, if you’d like to get your tickets in advance, for all events we’ll have suggested donation amounts based on how many events you think you’d like to attend. As the conference is our single biggest programming expense of the year, we appreciate your support at the highest level that feels right to you and, if you’re so moved, with a little extra to help support our choice to make these events accessible to those who cannot afford to donate anything.
You can register to join us in-person here. (all events will take place in the Highsmith Student Union, Blue Ridge South: HIG203)
PUBLIC EVENTS:
Tuesday, June 24
1:30-2:45 ET, A Conversation & Reading with our Keynote Speaker: Edward Hirsch, in conversation with Danny Kraft
8-9:30 ET, Tuesday Fellows & Faculty Reading: Alicia Ostriker, Elizabeth Jacobson, Judith Chalmer, Jared Harél, & Victoria Redel
Wednesday, June 25
1:30-2:45 ET, Favorite Poets: A Lineage of Jewish Poetry: Hadara Bar-Nadav, Owen Lewis, Patty Seyburn, & Jared Harél
3:15-4:30 ET, On Writing Trauma: Joanna Chen, Judith Chalmer, Dina Elenbogen, & Hadara Bar-Nadav
5-6:30 ET, Scholars & Offsite Faculty Reading: Ayelet Amittay, Hannah Butcher-Stell, Robin Rosen Chang, Olga Livshin, Lonnie Monka, Hila Ratzabi, Kathy Schorr, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Betsy Fogelman Tighe, & Yehoshua November
Thursday, June 26
1:30-2:45 ET, Writing Contemporary Midrash: On Poetry Inspired by Sacred Texts: Alicia Ostriker, David Ebenbach, Eve Grubin, & Elizabeth Jacobson
3:15-4:30 ET, Translation as a Jewish Act: Phil Terman, Joanna Chen, & Dan Alter
8-9:30 ET, Thursday Fellows & Faculty Reading: Eve Grubin, Owen Lewis, Dina Elenbogen, David Ebenbach, Hadara Bar-Nadav, & Sharon Dolin
Friday, June 27
1:30-2:45 ET, Contributors Reading: Pearl Abraham, Rachel Davies, Leah Falk, Laurel Kallen, Kyra Lisse, Shir Lovett Graff, Lior Maayan, Robert Manaster, Melissa Rosen, Carly Sachs Jane, Saginaw Lerer, Ma’ayan Seligsohn, Rona Shaffran, Elisabeth Weiss, & Laura Hodes Zacks
5:30-7 ET, Friday Fellows & Faculty Reading: Dan Alter, Patty Seyburn, Philip Terman, Joanna Chen, Rodger Kamenetz, & Dana Levin
We could not do any of this without your support. Thank you.