{"product_id":"the-smoke-of-dreams-paperback","title":"The Smoke of Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReena Ribalow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReena Ribalow \u003c\/strong\u003eis a poet and writer living in Jerusalem, Israel. She was born in New York City and educated at the Yeshiva of Central Queens, Hunter College High School and Queens College. She attended the University of Iowa PhD. Program and Writer's Workshop on a Danforth Foundation Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Emotionally lacerating, unsparingly honest, mordant, tender and full of longing, wisdom, and penetrating insight. \"Jerusalem of Heaven, Jerusalem of Earth\" is a masterpiece.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Patricia Randell, \u003c\/strong\u003eAssociate Artistic Director at\u003cem\u003e New River Dramatists and poetry series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ribalow uses her beloved Jerusalem as biblical and literal backdrop, as inspiration and also metaphor, with an immediacy and intimacy reminiscent of Yehuda Amichai. These are essential poems, the sweeping arc of one woman's life (and many women's lives), that should be read and reread. I could not put it down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Sharon Pomerantz, \u003c\/strong\u003eNovelist, author of\u003cem\u003e Rich Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ribalow inhales Jerusalem with every breath and exhales its sorrows and those of the whole world. These are powerful poems. Her voice is clarion. A chant of loving is its rhythm. You can't forget the song it leaves on your mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Bonnie MacDougal, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessor of English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721733869631,"sku":"9780997502138","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8957f67ef04d2b8b7f9883d6595b0919.webp?v=1765093396","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-smoke-of-dreams-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}