Praying To The Black Cat

by Henry Israeli

Splintered relationships, paternal fears, infidelity, the historical weight of oppression and violence, hauntings, madness and familial corrosion-Henry Israeli's poetry in "Praying to The Black Cat" knows no bounds.

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2010

About the author

Henry Israeli’s poetry collections are Our Age of Anxiety (White Pine, Fall 2019) god’s breath hovering across the waters, (Four Way Books: 2016), Praying to the Black Cat (Del Sol: 2010), and New Messiahs (Four Way Books: 2002). He is also the translator of three books by Albanian poet Luljeta Lleshanaku. He has been awarded fellowship grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Canada Council on the Arts, and elsewhere. His poetry and translations have appeared in numerous journals including American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Harvard Review, The Iowa Review, as well as several anthologies. Henry Israeli is also the founder and editor of Saturnalia Books (www.saturnaliabooks.com). He is Associate Professor of English and Associate Director of the Certificate in Writing & Publishing Program at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Visit www.henryisraeli.com for more details.

Reviews

[Donald Armfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

More poetry from Israeli. As always great stuff. I look forward to reading his newest collection. Favorites listed below.

-The Shimmering Maze
-Scale
-Failed Explanation
-Symphony Number One
-The Salve
-Asseveration Afterglow
-Straight Through to Morning
-My Irreverent Days
-Three Apparitions
-Mischief at Night

the whole collection is a must read. The dementia accounts through out the book is a great twist within the collection.