POEMS ON POETRY
BY  HEBREW  POETS  FROM  SPAIN  AND  PROVENCE (12^th – 15^th c.)

____________________________________

Translated by Peter Cole


A N A T O L I   B A R   Y O S E F

Motto
The Test of Poetry

Y E H U D A   A L H A R I Z I

Blessings' Curse
I'll Set Out a Verse, and Lay the Foundation Then You'll Add Another, for the House's Completion

M E S H U L L A M   D E P I E R A

The Poet
Before You Take Up Your Pen
As One with the Morning Star

T O D R O S   A B U L A F I A

Strong Poet, Weak Poet
Teachers and Writers
Time Tries as I Drift

A V R A H A M   H A B E D E R S H I

Why the Poet Refuses to Fight
Your Muse
Lament for a Peer
The Poet's Distress

Q A L O N Y M O S   B E N   Q A L O N Y M O S

On Poets

S H E M   T O V   A R D U T I E L

from The Battle of The Pen and the Scissors

V I D A L   B E N V E N I S T E

Beyond Words

Y I T Z H A Q   I B N   A L A H D A B

State of the Art: or, Poetry Wails

 

 

n e x t