Join us to celebrate the launch of Deborah Leipziger’s newest collection of poetry, Tell Me! Deborah will be joined by poet Jared Harel for a discussion, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

About Tell Me

Tell Me is collection of love poems for nature, the environment and for family.

“Deborah Leipziger’s latest book Tell Me forms a spiritually rich, ecologically attuned, and emotionally resonant collection rooted in themes of transformation, memory, and the sacred in everyday life. Whether drawing on paintings by women artists, religious rituals and recipes from the poet’s ancestors, or concerns about endangered species, each poem sings in a voice both tender and unflinching. Monarchs, hummingbirds, marzipan, and candied citron come to vivid visual life on the page, as do larger themes of migration, resilience, and transformation. Reading these poems reminds us of what it means to be aware of, vulnerable to, and transformed by the world around us. A real pleasure for both heart and mind.”

-Donna Baier Stein, Publisher of Tiferet Journal and author of The Silver Baron’s Wife

About Deborah Leipziger

Deborah Leipziger is an author, poet, and advisor on sustainability. Born in Brazil, Deborah’s poems have been published in ten countries in such journals as Salamander, Pensive and The Bombay Literary Review. Her second poetry collection, Tell Me, is available from Lily Poetry Review Books. She is the author of several books on human rights and sustainability. She has had residencies at T S Eliot House and Wellspring House and has received grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and JArts. She has been a Writer in Residence at the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service at Northeastern University.

About Jared Harel

Jared Harél’s most recent poetry collection, Let Our Bodies Change the Subject (University of Nebraska Press, 2023), was selected as the Winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize and named a Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize. His poems have recently appeared in such journals as 32 Poems, Beloit Poetry Journal, Lit Hub, Ploughshares, Poetry Daily, Southern Review and The Sun. Awarded the Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize from American Poetry Review as well as the William Matthews Prize from Asheville Poetry Review, Jared teaches creative writing at Manhattanville University, plays drums, and lives with his family in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. For more info, visit jaredharel.com

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