Ezekiel's Wheels

Shirley Kaufman utilizes enigmatic symbolism from the Book of Ezekiel as she writes into the themes of exile and emigration that have marked her work since she left the United States for Israel thirty-six years ago. Her new poems attempt to bring meaning to the unrelenting passage of human life, the risks of artistic endeavors, and her own struggle with the loss of sight and memory. Through four decades of writing and publishing, Kaufman maintained a lightness of touch even while her poetry took on an increased awareness of danger and urgency.