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)
Taught by Rabbi Emily Langowitz
$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)