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Essay Treyf Comes to Maine Elissa Altman’s second memoir, Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw, comes out this week. To celebrate her new book’s release, Elissa is guest blogging for the… Elissa Altman September 19, 2016
Interview Interview with Judith Frank Elise Cooper recently sat down with Judith Frank to discuss her recently published novel All I Love and Know.Elise Cooper: Were there autobiographical parts… Elise Cooper July 1, 2014
Essay International Transgender Day of Visibility: A Jewish Perspective Today, in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we hear from S. Bear Bergman. Bergman is an author, storyteller, and educator working to create… S. Bear Bergman March 31, 2014
Essay Lesbian-Feminist Midrash II: Stein and Sinclair Lesbian-feminist poet and scholar Julie R. Enszer has been blogging for The ProsenPeople this week on poetry, loss, and the pioneers of American Jewish lesbian… Julie R. Enszer November 15, 2013
Essay The Act of Writing a Poem “Interior monologue of the poet: the notes for the poem are the only poem” —from “Images for Godard” in The Will to Change (1971) by Adrienne Rich The act of… Julie R. Enszer November 14, 2013
Essay Lesbian-Feminist Midrash: Nice Jewish Girls Lesbian-feminist poet and scholar Julie R. Enszer blogs this week for The ProsenPeople on the seminal Jewish lesbian voices of the previous generation and the… Julie R. Enszer November 13, 2013
