Another Word for Sky: Poems

by Jay Michaelson

Another Word for Sky is the first collection of poetry by Jay Michaelson, author of last year's God in Your Body and chief editor of the literary magazine Zeek . Like the author, the poems run the from Ashbery-like analytics to raucous queer mystical love poems, Ginsbergesque rants and fantasies to quiet reflections on the passage of time.

Genres: Poetry

104 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published October 22, 2007

About the author

Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is the author of ten books, most recently "The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth." He is an affiliated assistant professor at Chicago Theological Seminary and holds a Ph.D in Jewish Thought from Hebrew University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

Dr. Michaelson is also a regular contributor to New York, Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, and other publications. His journalistic work primarily focuses on the Supreme Court, religion, law, and sexuality. And he is a senior editor and podcast host at Ten Percent Happier, a meditation startup.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not a poetry person but I enjoyed this book. It has some wonderful images. Most of the references about Judaism were lost on me, but overall, I thought that reading something I normally would not was time well spent.