Synopsis
"In Bathsheba’s Levantine Bouquet, BarbaraHantman capturesthe Jewish calendar holiday cycle in the opening chapter, ""Daysof Smiles and Tears."" Chapters on ""Hebrew Heritage"" and""The Sacred Tongue"" boast linguistic riches of eight bilingualHebrew-English poems. ""Soaring Minds, Heaving Hearts""rhapsodizes over such eminences as Moses, Solomon, Halevi ,Maimonides, Spinoza, Emma Lazarus, C.N. Bialik and HannaSenesh. ""For the Kinder"" sings the praises of Thomas the TankEngine, while ""Love' s Lessons"" concludes with mature love 'slyrical reveries, wistful childhood remembrance, homage toTriangle Shirtwaist victims and an altruistic ""Prayer for Japanand the World."""
About the Author
Barbara Hantman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Queens College, City University of New York, with a Master's Degree in the Teaching of English from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is Fresh Meadows Poets 'Corresponding Secretary, and a monthly featured reader and lecturer at the New York Poetry Forum. Barbara has served a generation of NYC high school students, and is proud that her seven full-length books of verse attest to her ability to versify in Spanish and Hebrew, as well as the beloved English tongue.
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