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Not in the Same Breath זאָג כאָטש להבֿדיל
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Zackary Sholem Berger (Goodreads Author)
Not in the Same Breath is the first book of original poetry by the poet and translator Zackary Sholem Berger. The chapbook includes around 50 pages of poetry in Yiddish and English – not a customary bilingual edition of facing-page translations, but independent poems in the two languages. This publication of Yiddish House LLC was made possible by 85 prenumerantn (subscribe...more
Paperback, 1st, 76 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Yiddish House LLC
(first published March 28th 2011)
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Interesting book that is a quick read. My favorites were "End of Summer" and "Planet of Twos". I received this book for free from the Goodreads first read giveaway.
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I received this a few weeks ago and hadn't had the time to read it until now. Although it is a shorter book, I wanted to wait until I had some quiet time to sit and read through it, rather than go through it in a hurry. Admittedly I don't read Yiddish, but the symbolism of the pictures speaks more than the characters themselves do.
I'm selective about poetry, so some of these poems didn't stir much if any reaction in me, bu...more
I received this a few weeks ago and hadn't had the time to read it until now. Although it is a shorter book, I wanted to wait until I had some quiet time to sit and read through it, rather than go through it in a hurry. Admittedly I don't read Yiddish, but the symbolism of the pictures speaks more than the characters themselves do.
I'm selective about poetry, so some of these poems didn't stir much if any reaction in me, bu...more
Two things: I was sent a copy to review by the author. I do not read Yiddish.
With my ignorance preventing me from enjoying many of the poems, I set about swimming through Berger’s English poems. Some of the word choices were slightly muddled, leaving this reader pouring over the diction with confusion instead of delight. Some of the poems felt like they needed extra polishing but in each there is a glimmer of the deep idea and inspiration shimmering beneath the cobbled words, a kernel of the fai...more
With my ignorance preventing me from enjoying many of the poems, I set about swimming through Berger’s English poems. Some of the word choices were slightly muddled, leaving this reader pouring over the diction with confusion instead of delight. Some of the poems felt like they needed extra polishing but in each there is a glimmer of the deep idea and inspiration shimmering beneath the cobbled words, a kernel of the fai...more
I really liked this.
I'm not an active poetry reader, to my shame.
There are a fair share of graphics accompaning the poems and while some are arresting, they don't detract from the poetry.
In fact, I'm sure that some of them are specifically for the yiddish poems (but I could be wrong), the ones clearly associated with the english poems accent the imagery of them.
again, I could be wrong, but there also seem to be images within the book that are poems all by themselves.
The poems are thought prov...more
I'm not an active poetry reader, to my shame.
There are a fair share of graphics accompaning the poems and while some are arresting, they don't detract from the poetry.
In fact, I'm sure that some of them are specifically for the yiddish poems (but I could be wrong), the ones clearly associated with the english poems accent the imagery of them.
again, I could be wrong, but there also seem to be images within the book that are poems all by themselves.
The poems are thought prov...more
I received this book through Goodreads First Reads for free. I enjoyed reading the poetries in this book. I have a few favorites. One of them, reminded me of how I sometimes feel. The others, put a smile on my face and made me chuckle to myself. Thank you, Zackary Sholem Berger, for sending me your book.
This is an interesting and different book of poetry.
It has poems written in English and in Yiddish.
The poems and illustrations are thought provoking.
I received this book free as a Goodreads review book.
It has poems written in English and in Yiddish.
The poems and illustrations are thought provoking.
I received this book free as a Goodreads review book.
I may not speak Yiddish, but I felt like I could since there are both language translations on the pages; I liked that a lot =]
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Zackary Sholem Berger is a poet, journalist, and translator in Yiddish and English. His NOT IN THE SAME BREATH, a book of Yiddish and English poetry, followed the success of his Yiddish-language translations of beloved children's classics including THE CAT IN THE HAT, ONE FISH TWO FISH, and CURIOUS GEORGE.
He lives in Baltimore with his wife (co-founder of the publisher Yiddish House LLC) and thei...more
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