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    21 Short and Sweet Shel Silverstein Poems That’ll Bring You Back to Childhood
    (HarperCollins Publishers, 2022) Silverstein, Shel
    In celebration of Poetry Month in April, HarperCollins published some poems by Shel Silverstein. Click on the link above to read the poems. For the New York Times obituary of Shel Silverstein, click on the link below.
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    A.M. Klein
    (University of Toronto Libraries, 2000) Pollock, Zaillig; University of Toronto and University of Toronto Libraries; Klein, A.M.
    This is the entry for A.M. Klein in Canadian Poetry Online, a web site of the University of Toronto Libraries. It contains a biography, bibliographies, and a selection of his poems. Click on the link above to access.
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    Abie’s Yiddish Muse
    (The Nation, 2014-01-29) Guttenplan, D. D.
    An essay on a biography of Abraham Cahan entitled "The Rise of Abraham Cahan." The essay reviews the life of Cahan, who was the longtime editor of the Yiddish language "Forward." Click on the link above to access this biographical essay.
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    Adele Wiseman
    (Jewish Women's Archive, 2009-02-27) Brown, Michael
    A biographical essay on Adele Wiseman, whom the author credits as being "[o]ne of Canada’s most highly regarded writers of the second half of the twentieth century." The article describes how Wiseman, who was born in 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, found refuge from the antisemitism that surrounded her in the world of literature. Her first novel, "The Sacrifice," published in 1956, was one of the first English language novels to broach, if obliquely the subject of the holocaust. Although Wiseman was not a prolific writer, she nevertheless earned a literary reputation. She was recognized with many honors, including the Governor General's award,, She also taught and served as writer in residence at a number of universities, including McGill, the University of Manitoba and the University of Western Ontario. Click on the link to read the article.
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    Admetus, & Other Poems
    (University of Michigan Library, 2005) Lazarus, Emma
    Book of poems by Emma Lazarus. Click on the link above to see the University of Michigan Library catalog record and to view or download the book.
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    Adrienne Cecile Rich
    (Jewish Women's Archive, 2009-03-20) Thompson, Kathleen
    Brief biography of Adrienne Rich from "Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia" on the website of the Jewish Women's Archive. Includes a bibliography of Rich's poems. Click on the link above to access the biography.
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    Adrienne Rich
    (Poetry Foundation, 2012) Poetry Foundation
    Short biography of poet Adrienne Rich produced by the Poetry Foundation. Includes a bibliography of Rich's poetry. Find links here to a selection of Rich's poetry and articles. Click on the link above to access the biography, bibliography and selected writings.
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    Adrienne Rich - Poet | Academy of American Poets
    (Academy of American Poets, 2016-08-02) Academy of American Poets
    On this page you will find a short biography, a selected bibliography and links to Adrienne Rich's poems. Click on the link above to access.
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    The Adventures of Augie March
    (Viking Press, 1953) Bellow, Saul
    A well-known book by Saul Bellow. Click on the first link above to see the listing for this book in WorldCat. Type in your zip or postal code under Find a copy in the library to locate the book in a nearby library. Click on the second link to borrow the ebook from Open Library. Follow the directions to open a free account.
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    Allen Ginsberg, Master Poet of Beat Generation, Dies at 70
    (New York Times, 1997-04-06) Hampton, Wilborn
    A biographical essay on the life and work of Allen Ginsberg. Click on the link above to access it.
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    The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Random House)
    (The Pulitzer Prizes, 2017) The Pulitzer Prizes
    The announcement of Michael Chabon as the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Winner for his novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Click on the link above to access the announcement.
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    America
    (Poetry Foundation, 2017) Ginsberg, Allen
    A poem by Allen Ginsberg on the Poetry Foundation web site. Click on the link above to access.
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    American Yiddish Literature and Jewish Continuity
    (Virtual Shtetl (originally published by the Congress for Jewish Culture), 1999) Goldsmith, Emanuel S.
    "For one hundred and thirty years, Yiddish literature in America escorted, comforted and inspired American Jewry on its adventure in freedom. It captured the changing image of the Jewish people all over the world, both because of the centrality of American Jewry in Jewish life of the past century and because the Yiddish writers of America remained overwhelmingly faithful to the mission of Yiddish literature as a whole: to responsibly mirror, interpret and advance the life of the Jewish people." Click on the link above to read the rest of this chapter from "Yiddish Literature in America - 1870-2000."
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    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
    (Penguin Books, 2005) Richler, Mordecai
    A well-known novel by Mordechai Richler. Click on the link to see the entry for it in WorldCat. To find it in a library near you, type your zip or postal code under the heading Find a copy in the library.
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    Art Spiegelman: American author and illustrator
    (Encyclopædia Britannica, 2018) Ray, Michael
    A Encyclopaedia Britannica biography of Art Speigelman, graphic novelist and Illustrator. Click on the link above to access the article.
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    Asch, Sholem
    (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 2010-07-13) Sherman, Joseph
    A biography of the writer Sholem Asch in the YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Born in Russian Poland, Asch became an American citizen in 1914. Click on the link above to access the biography.
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    The Birthday of the World
    (Poetry Foundation. Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2006) Piercy, Marge
    A poem by the Jewish American writer Marge Piercy, on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. Click on the link above to access.
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    Bring back Bernard Malamud
    (The Guardian, 2008-07-22) Evers, Stuart
    A short biographical polemic arguing for the continuing importance of Bernard Malamud, whose work earned him both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. Click on the link above to access the article.
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    Canadian Literature
    (Jewish Virtual Library, 2018) Jewish Virtual Library
    A brief history of Jewish Canadian literature. Click on the link above to access the article.
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    Chaim Potok, 73, Dies; Novelist Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism
    (The New York Times, 2002-07-24) Fox, Margalit
    Obituary in The New York Times of writer and scholar, Chaim Potok. Click on the link to read the obituary.