Wendy I. Zierler

Wendy I. Zierler, a professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies, shares her poignant journey through grief in her memoir, drawing deeply from Hebrew poetry. She discusses the challenges of mourning as a woman in an Orthodox community and the healing power of poetry amidst loss. Zierler highlights individual poets like Yehuda Amichai and introduces her hybrid approach of combining memoir with scholarly insight. Her passion for translating modern Hebrew women's literature shines through, as she reveals the deeper connections poetry provides to both personal and communal experiences.