Of course, there are pitfalls upon this path.
Esther Cameron
Esther Cameron is a poet, essayist, translator and editor living in Ma’ale Adumim. She is editor-in-chief of The Deronda Review (www.derondareview.org) and also has a multifaceted website, www.pointandcircumference.com. She has published translations of Paul Celan, Hamutal Bar-Yosef, Reuven Ben-Yosef, and Ruth Blumert. Her own books include Fortitude, or The Lost Language of Justice: Poems in Israel's Cause (Bitzaron Books, 2009) and Western Art and Jewish Presence in the Work of Paul Celan (Lexington Books, 2014). She recently published her Collected Works, including literary criticism, memoirs, shorter poems and an epic, under her imprint Of the Essence Press. You can visit Esther's blog at: https://esthercameron.weebly.com/blog
Recent articles by Esther Cameron
Vayishlach/Chapter 8 by Esther Cameron
Now Yakov on his journey of return
Vayyetsei/Chapter 7, by Esther Cameron
He came to a place of stones, just as night fell,
Toldos, Chapter 6, by Esther Cameron
So Yakov’s truth must don a hood of guile
Chayyei Sarah/Chapter 5 by Esther Cameron
That each may come to the mate that he has lacked
Vayera, by Esther Cameron
And to announce the birth of Sarah’s son,
Lekh Lekha/Chapter 3, by Esther Cameron
The generosity that shed its light
Noach/Chapter 2, by Esther Cameron
We must endeavor still to keep afloat
Junctures of Light, sonnets on the weekly Torah portion and the corresponding chapter of Tanya, by Esther Cameron Bereishis/Chapter1
and light blazed forth.
At This Late Date: A Reply to Robert Frost, by Esther Cameron
You could have helped us see what we were doing,
Those Are the Orders, by Esther Cameron
“Can you hear me?”
Questioning the Little Prince, by Esther Cameron
You are responsible for your rose…
Pesach Sheini: The Feast of Second Chances
I see groups of friends gathered over four cups of wine, matzah, and simple food, talking about what is oppressing us and brainstorming about how to counter it.
Please Think of This on Seder Night
And on this Pesach, may the mouth speak light.
In the Inner Court: A Purim Monodrama
Of course it’s possible I’m crazy. / It’s also possible that sanity / Is what is killing us.
Poet and Hasid: An Encounter
The fact that so many people don’t even see the use of poetry any more should be seen as a danger sign, no less than global warming.
Engineers, by Esther Cameron for Frederick Turner
Again the ancient compass of our trade,
To a Fellow Poet, by Esther Cameron
wake
each other to a life before unknown.
Eccentric by Esther Cameron
What ARE we if not eccentric?
UNSAVED
And G-d / said, / Where is Man, / your brother?