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Joan’s Class: Marge Piercy – Stories and Poems

Mondays at 10:00am

Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 (reserve 21 for make-up)

$250.00

Description

Marge Piercy is a prolific Jewish author, activist, and feminist. She has published numerous volumes of poetry, novels, and one short story collection. In this semester, we will explore her short story collection, The Cost of Lunch, Etc. interspersed with her beautiful collection of Jewish poetry, The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme. You need not be an expert on short stories or poems to join us and enjoy!

Each week’s readings are listed below. Readings found in The Cost of Lunch, Etc. will be marked with an S for story and readings found in The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme will be marked with a P for poetry.

January 27: P – The Art of Blessing the Day; To Be of Use

February 3: S – “What and When I Promised”

February 10: P – New Year of the Trees; Shabbat Moment; At the New Moon; Wellfleet Shabbat

February 24: S- “The Border”; P – The Task Never Completed

March 3: S – “Saving Mother from Herself”; P – Putting the Good Things Away

March 10: S – “How to Seduce a Feminist (or Not)”

March 17: S – “She’s Dying, He Said”; P – Nishmat

March 24: S – “Going Over Jordan”

March 31: P – Beytzeh; Charoest; Zeroah; Maror

April 7: P – Karpas, Chazeret, Matzoh, Salt Water, Maggid

If you would like to pay by check, please contact Rabbi Langowitz (rabbilangowitz@womenlearning.org)