Shirley Kaufman (1923–2016) published nine poetry collections, including Roots in the Air, Threshold, and Ezekiel’s Wheels. For her achievements in unveiling the voice of a woman on such topics as childbirth, family relationships, envy, love, aging, and the meaning of Jewish fate, she received many honors, including the Pushcart Prize, the Shelley Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Israel President’s Prize for Literature in 2007.

Art

An iPoem

by Shirley Kaufman

Turner had himself tied
to the mast of a ship
to experience a storm at sea.

People on couch

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