Peter Cole: THe Poetry of Kabbalah March 29, 2012

Peter Cole: The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition. Acclaimed poet and translator, and winner of both the MacArthur Genius and National Jewish Book Awards, Peter Cole will read from his forthcoming book, "The Poetry of Kabbalah", sharing dazzling English renderings of work from three continents over some 1500 years. Cole explores sbustantive questions including: What does it mean to maintain - or fail to maintain - a vital connection to the spirit? The Jewish mystical tradition demonstrates how song can conduct and preserve tranformative knowledge, Cole is also the author of "Sacred Trash, Things on Which I've Stumbled", and "What is Doubled".

"The Poetry of Kabbalah is the crown of Peter Cole's sublime achievement as a poet-translator" - Harold Bloom

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