The Defiant Muse: Hebrew Feminist Poems from Antiquity to the Present: A Bilingual Anthology

by Galit Hasan-Rokem, Tamar Hess (Editor), Alicia Suskin Ostriker (Foreword)

A volume of poetry by 50 writers from antiquity to present. It translations of biblical and rabbinic literature; poems from the medieval period; Sarah Horowitz's intimate lyric poems woven into communal prayers from the early modern period; and contemporary poetry.

Genres: Poetry

270 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Galit Hasan-Rokem is a folklore scholar, translator, and Professor Emerita in the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She continues to conduct research, supervise graduate students, and translate poetry, mainly from the Swedish into Hebrew. She is the author of many books and articles and a published poet, as well as the founding editorial board member and cultural editor of Palestine-Israel Journal, the coeditor of Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore, and the associate editor of Proverbium.