"A Soldier and a Poet" by Avraham Stern

Avraham Stern (1907-1942) published only nine of his 40 poems in his lifetime, but he became one of his country’s most famous poets. 

Stern was born in Poland when it was part of the Russian Empie. He was attracted to and became part of the revolutionary culture that had been developing in Russia since the 19^th century but burst into bloom during the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the Russian Civil War. He traveled to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1925 and attended Hebrew University, enrolling in Greek and Latin Studies. He began to write poetry, reportedly scribbling his verses in the back of a barbershop.

 

Then came the Arab Riots of 1929. 

To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.

Some Tuesday Readings

 

A Place to Stand: On Reading Poetry – Rachel Welcher at Mere Orthodoxy.

 

On a Train Through Murray Country at Sunset – Lucas Smith as The Sprawl of Quality. 

 

Goethe’s Grief: This is Goethe’s Experience. And Mine – David Bannon at Front Porch Republic.

 

“Vesper” and “Heard in a Shell” – poems by Martin Briggs at Society of Classical Poets.

 

“Requiescat,” poem by Oscar Wilde – Joseph Bottum at Poems Ancient and Modern.

 

White Blouse – poem by Dave Malone at Every Day Poems.