Begin the Beget: A Poem for Every Aliyah of the Book of Genesis in the Torah

by Rick Lupert

170 pages, Paperback

Published August 11, 2026

About the author

Rick Lupert has been involved with poetry since 1990. He was a co-director of the Valley Contemporary Poets for 2 years. His poetry has appeared in magazines and literary journals, including The Los Angeles Times, Chiron Review, Caffeine Magazine, Blue Satellite and others. He edited A Poet's Haggadah anthology and is the author of 11 books: He has hosted the Cobalt Caf reading in Canoga Park since 1994 and is regularly featured throughout Southern California. He created PoetrySuperHighway.com"