Category Archives: Elana Bell

SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: EYES, STONES

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

                                   Cover illustration of Eyes, Stones: Threshold, by Kate Quarfordt FROM EYES, STONES By Elana Bell LETTER TO JERUSALEM To hold the bird and not to crush her, that is the secret. Sand turned too quickly to cement and who … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: ELANA BELL

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

ON A HILLTOP AT THE NASSAR FARM, OVERLOOKING THE SETTLEMENT OF NEVE DANIEL By Elana Bell This is for Amal, whose name means hope, who thinks of each tree she’s planted like a child, whose family has lived in the … Continue reading →

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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: THE ACHE AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD: ISRAEL-PALESTINE PEACE POETRY

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: Peace is always a timely topic. Today much of the middle east is in a state of political unrest. Civil wars are raging, dictators are struggling to keep the masses under their control, and citizens are taking up … Continue reading →

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