Memory and Fire Ten American Jewish Poets

This book shows how ten important American Jewish poets (Ginsberg, Ignatow, Levine, Nemerov, Reznikoff, Rukeyser, Rothenberg, Shapiro, Simpson, Zukofsky) often use their artistry to express a personal identification with their Jewish heritage through a rich and complex dynamic of memory (history) and fire (prophecy). Through careful analysis of key poems, the author demonstrates that these poets bear witness to a tradition of prophets and psalmists while grappling with the meaning of their American lives.Pacernick, Gary is the author of 'Memory and Fire Ten American Jewish Poets' with ISBN 9780820404196 and ISBN 0820404195.