Richard Fein will read from his latest book of poems, Dear Yiddish, as well as some of his latest translations of Yiddish poems.
In person and on Zoom – After Services – Bring a dairy/pareve dish to share
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Richard Fein, is a long time member of the Minyan. This is Richard’s thirteenth book of poems. He has also published three books of his translations of Yiddish poetry and several books of prose about Yiddish. His book Kafka’s Ear (New Poets Series,1990) has won the Maurice English Award. He has also published three books of his translations of Yiddish poetry: Selected Poems of Yankev Glatshteyn (The Jewish Publication Society, 1987); WITH EVERYTHING WE’VE GOT (Host Publications, 2009); The Full Pomegranate: Poems of Avrom Sutzkever (SUNY Press, 2019). And he has also published three books of prose: Robert Lowell (Twayne Pub, 1979), a critical study; The Dance of Leah (Cornwall Books, 1986), a memoir of Yiddish; Yiddish Genesis (BrickHouse Books, 2012), personal essays. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He taught at Hunter College and the University of Puerto Rico before teaching many years at SUNY, New Paltz. He also spent a year on a Fulbright in India, teaching American literature.