Shaken to My Bones: A Poetic Midrash on the Torah by Brian Rohr Paperback Book

Description: Shaken to My Bones by Brian Rohr With Shaken to My Bones, Brian Rohr has crafted an astonishing set of parsha poems, a multilayered midrash, questioning the text, challenging God, while still embracing love and the earth. As a maggid, a storyteller in the finest sense of the Jewish tradition, he weaves together elements of Torah into a new tapestry, creating a personal, ancient yet contemporary and magical work."If you think you have read enough poetry books inspired by the weekly parsha, you might have to think again- but only after reading this one. Turn it and turn it again! In Brian Rohrs exquisite poems, wonders unfold: a star traverses the sky before there is a sky or even stars at all, and a covenant is taken from the sky and made into a knife for circumcision. Crisp lines like It is solstice and warmth is a distant memory, like fresh plums picked from the neighbors tree augment the wonder of the book. The author, also, never leaves behind a reader. Instead, Rohr manages to weave readers into poems of biblical reflection, by telling us, for instance, of Twelve sons, each with a complicated past like your own complicated past and calling for the cities of refuge from the Torah, but for the persecuted of our times. So, yes, we are taken along on a journey both ancient and immediate - one that is rewarding beyond comparison."-Baruch November, author of Bar Mitzvah Dreams"Like all good poetry, Brian Rohrs book stirs more questions than it gives answers. And like all Torah, it seeds more questions than it sprouts answers. Munch on the harvest!"-Rabbi Arthur Waskow, founder/director of The Shalom Center and author of many books including the Freedom Seder, Seasons of Our Joy, Dancing in Gods Earthquake, and Down-to-Earth Judaism"Brian Rohrs Shaken To My Bones honors the biblical ancestors by engaging in the dance of interpretation. The poet explores the books of the Torah with a clear sense of the pathos of the patriarchs of Genesis and their descendants, sensitively giving voice to dilemmas, wonders, and sorrows. For Rohr, the entry into sacred text is a process of widening the self, like surrendering to some great river, whose destination is unknown. And yet, there is also a sense of the poignant gulf between a contemporary life and these culture-shaping myths; as the poet writes: How am I to understand the instructions they left me when so much has happened and so much has changed? It might be that Shaken To My Bones will inspire the reader to engage in some midrash-making of their own."-Rabbi Jill Hammer, author of Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women and The Jewish Book of Days FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Brian Rohr is a poet and performative storyteller, residing in the Pacific Northwest. His work has been featured in the Jewish Literary Journal and Blink Ink, and his essay, "On Being a Story-Carrier was published in the two-volume book set about Jewish Storytelling, Pri Etz Yitzhak, Fruit of Yitzhaks Tree. He is the founder and director of The Stafford Challenge, an international poetry project inspiring hundreds of people to write a poem every day for a year, influenced by the legendary poet William Stafford. As a storyteller, Rohr has taught and performed at major conferences, high schools, universities, synagogues, libraries, and solo concerts. He is a proud father and husband and loves green and herbal teas. Learn more at brianrohr.com. Review "If you think you have read enough poetry books inspired by the weekly parsha, you might have to think again- but only after reading this one. Turn it and turn it again! In Brian Rohrs exquisite poems, wonders unfold: a star traverses the sky before there is a sky or even stars at all, and a covenant is taken from the sky and made into a knife for circumcision. Crisp lines like It is solstice and warmth is a distant memory, like fresh plums picked from the neighbors tree augment the wonder of the book. The author, also, never leaves behind a reader. Instead, Rohr manages to weave readers into poems of biblical reflection, by telling us, for instance, of Twelve sons, each with a complicated past like your own complicated past and calling for the cities of refuge from the Torah, but for the persecuted of our times. So, yes, we are taken along on a journey both ancient and immediate - one that is rewarding beyond comparison."-Baruch November, author of Bar Mitzvah Dreams"Like all good poetry, Brian Rohrs book stirs more questions than it gives answers. And like all Torah, it seeds more questions than it sprouts answers. Munch on the harvest!"-Rabbi Arthur Waskow, founder/director of The Shalom Center and author of many books including the Freedom Seder, Seasons of Our Joy, Dancing in Gods Earthquake, and Down-to-Earth Judaism"Brian Rohrs Shaken To My Bones honors the biblical ancestors by engaging in the dance of interpretation. The poet explores the books of the Torah with a clear sense of the pathos of the patriarchs of Genesis and their descendants, sensitively giving voice to dilemmas, wonders, and sorrows. For Rohr, the entry into sacred text is a process of widening the self, like surrendering to some great river, whose destination is unknown. And yet, there is also a sense of the poignant gulf between a contemporary life and these culture-shaping myths; as the poet writes: How am I to understand the instructions they left me when so much has happened and so much has changed? It might be that Shaken To My Bones will inspire the reader to engage in some midrash-making of their own."-Rabbi Jill Hammer, author of Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women and The Jewish Book of Days Details ISBN1963475402 Author Brian Rohr Pages 98 Publisher Ben Yehuda Press Series Jewish Poetry Project Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781963475401 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-09-03 Imprint Ben Yehuda Press Subtitle A Poetic Midrash on the Torah Series Number 44 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161526211;

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