Rachel talks about writing poetry vs. writing liturgy, studying with David Lehman, images of motherhood and divinity, wordless prayers, and the challenges of writing while caring for an infant. Two-month-old Drew adds a few wordless prayers of his own.
Links:
- Velveteen Rabbi website
- Velveteen Rabbi blog
- @velveteenrabbi on Twitter
- Torah poems at VR
- Miscarriage poems: “Through”
- The new series of mother poems
- David Lehman
- ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
Theme music: “Le grand sequoia,” by Innvivo (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence)