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Traditions :
Jewish

 

Poets in the Jewish tradition
Books - Links

 

 

Poets in the Jewish Tradition

  Rabbi Abraham Abulafia (1240 - ?)
  Naftali Bacharach (17th Century)
  Eleazar ben Kallir (6th Century)
  Yose ben Yose (5th Century)
  Samuel ha-Nagid (993 - 1056)
  Judah Halevi (1075? - 1141)
  Hekhalot Hymns (Anonymous) (4th Century)
  Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021? - 1058)
Denise Levertov (1923 - 1997)
  Isaac Luria (1534 - 1572)
  Meshullam da Piera (? - 1261?)
  Nachmanides (Moses ben Nachman) (1194 - 1270)
  Sarmad (? - 1659)
  Yannai (6th Century)
  Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov (1740 - 1810)
  Zohar (Moses de Leon) (1245? - 1305)

Recommended Books

A Big Jewish Book: Poems and Other Visions of the Jews from Tribal Times to the Present, Edited by Jerome Rothenberg
The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences, by Joseph Dan
Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History, by Ismar Elbogen / Translated by Raymond P. Scheindlin
Jewish Mystical Autobiographies: Book of Visions and Book of Secrets (Classics of Western Spirituality), Translated by Morris Faierstein
The Jewish Mystical Tradition, by Ben Zion Bokser
Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, by Gershom Scholem
Meditation and Kabbalah, by Aryeh Kaplan
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems, Translated by Bernard Lewis
The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse, Edited by T. Carmi
Teachings of the Jewish Mystics, by Perle Besserman
A Treasury of Jewish Poetry: From Biblical Times to the Present, Edited by Nathan Ausubel / Edited by Marynn Ausubel
The Way of the Jewish Mystics, Edited by Perle Besserman

Related Links:

  Medieval Hebrew Poetry
http://www.medievalhebrewpoetry.org/

A very good resource on the great medieval Jewish poets, including Judah Halevi, Samuel Hanagid, Solomon ibn Gabirol, and others. Poetry, biographies, articles.
 


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