With Everything We've Got
A Personal Anthology of Yiddish Poetry
edited and translated by Richard J. Fein
Host Publications
In With Everything We've Got, translator and poet Richard J. Fein introduces English-speaking audiences to some of the most poignant and passionate voices of the twentieth century. This outstanding collection features the work of fifteen acclaimed Yiddish poets, and includes the translator's own poetic responses to their verse, and to the act of translation itself. The poems offer nuanced experiments in form, thoughtful meditations on the fate of the Yiddish language, and reflections on a diverse range of themes and concerns, from the joys and hardships of immigrant life in America to the alienation of workers in the modern metropolis. With extensive biographies of the poets, an incisive introduction to the cultural background of their work, and a bilingual English/Yiddish format, With Everything We've Got is a wholly enjoyable and diverse anthology of Yiddish poetry, and a comprehensive introduction to an essential chapter in the story of Judaism.
This book has received a favorable review by The Arts Fuse.
Review can be found here and a copy can be ordered easily here.
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