Born in 1945, S. R. Lavin has been widely published in the U.S. as well as in England, China, Poland, and The Netherlands. Among his books are THE STONECUTTERS AT WAR WITH THE CLIFF DWELLERS (Heron Press,1971) , I and You (an original version of Martin Buber’s Ich und Du, THE SAGA OF METACOMET, and JOURNEY TO A LONE STAR (Four Zoas Press,1976) , BIG MEADOW/NEW RIVER (Jerusalem House,1978) .
S. R. Lavin (aka Sholom) , five time winner of National Grants in Literature (USA) and winner of the prestigious Leonardo de Vinci Cultural Achievement Award (Florence, Italy) . Actively published since 1967 his poetry has appeared in twelve books (see www.abebooks.com) and in many magazines, most recently on-line in Poetry Bay. He has also written a book about The Twelve Tribes, an international Community with homes and cafés in nine countries on four continents….. He is actively writing and gives poetry workshops and readings at colleges and high schools
www.srlavin.com
The essence of who I am,
my sword in my hand,
all the words like molecules
piercing my heart –
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The word “Hebrew” means “those who crossed over”….
the ones who sought to be separated from
those who did not cross over…the ones
who crossed over were seeking the meaning of life.
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Glimpsing through the laurel and lilies
I catch sight of four women playing tennis
in the heat of a summer day.
The scene recalls to mind
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The truck I’m in rumbles across the grand, rolling green hills
of Argylshire, New York.. Crossing a small bridge, below I see
mossy islands in the nape of the river. Everywhere are wild blossoms,
foxglove (I think) , in royal purple, which brings my wife back to me,
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