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July 2003

Three poems by Ronni Someck: Rice Paradise, The Ballad of Alcohol Valey, and The razor blade that cut poetry's metaphor face; Two poems by Mike Wunkel -- A few moments with Tom Waits, a beer and a woman named Sara, and A short ugly scene between friends; The Silver Eagle Bicycle by Lindsay Stone; and Even more of these words by Lute

June 2003

From the upper Galilee, poet Tom Berman, newly appointed editor of the Voices Israel group, is back at Ariga; From Maine, the talented 12-year-old Kim Beaulieu, new at Ariga but sure to be back, tells those of us older what it's like nowadays, and it ain't easy. And Ariga welcomes poetry from Karen Mandell, who looks at things before she writes.

May 2003

Ariga welcomes new poets and other writers this month:
SURFER -- A war narrative by Riva Rubin

A host of new poets and poems at Ariga:
Arrival an excerpt from 'Law of Return,' a novel by freelance writer Joe Bardin; Poems and prose poems by Rich Furman, an assistant professor of social work; Poems by Brooke Davidoff, a graphic artist and actress; Poems by Andrew MacArthur of Portland, Oregon; Five pieces by Michael Spielman, a park ranger in Arizon; and Anthony Liccione, a college student and singer and writer in a band. In addition, Ariga is pleased to carry an excerpt from 'The Immigrant's Lament' a small but powerful epic poem by Moshe Benarroch, as well as three One short poem by Elisha Porat, in three translations.

April 2003

Two poems by Elizabeth Domike

Returning By Srinjay Chakravarti and Two war poems by Janet I. Buck

March 2003

Three Great Men Ariga welcomes back Philip Hyams, this time with a prose poem in three short parts

Poems by Ricky Friesem and by Apryl Fox, two new poets at Ariga. Two Poems by by Alicia Ostriker

A Speech Before the Splattered Blood by Janet I. Buck

Three pieces from Picnic Grounds by Oz Shelah, of Oznik

Two Poems by Howard Fast.

Three Poems from Rochelle Mass Excerpted from her recently published book, The Startled Land

Ariga welcomes Zoe, who sent in three poems that are one hugely powerful antiwar poem. 'We're going out again,' 'talking to god,' and 'gone'

Dreaming swimmer by Srinjay Chakravarti has a tranquility that can only be Indian, while Reverie by Rowena Silver is almost painfully hopeful.

February 2003

Ilan Ramon By Karen Alkalay-Gut

Links by Janet I. Buck (About the crash of the space shuttle)

In Memory of Ilan Ramon, Israel's First Astronaut By Henry B. Stobbs

The Sulha (Sulha: Reconciliation, in Arabic.) By Ada Aharoni

January 2003

What Shall I Give You As A Gift? Salman Sharif Abbas

I have to think outside the fucking box to survive By Gato Clemente

Recipe for a Good Poem by Elisha Porat

Applegate Trail by Scott Malby, a terrific prolific poet whom we welcome to Ariga.

December 2002

It is like a dancer by Kate Sauerhoff

Two poems from Alan Mumford Wadi Adamit and Birdsong after a Bomb

Reposted A Ripening Love now including nine paintings by Silvia Rosenberg accompanying Ben Landy's poems of fruits and vegetables, love and fortune.

November 2002

Rochelle Mass is back with some poems from her latest book, The Startled Land

And Yosh is back with 37 days, which asks, "if it takes 37 days to figure out who won an election "how many years does it take to find Bin Laden"

October 2002

Nanning Journal Entry by Jay Seth Guberman

Walking My Son to Daycare by Chris Voll

September 2002

Kelley White, M.D., is a pediatrician and poet. She sent in five poems that reflect experience of taking care of kids, her patients and her own...

Ariga welcomes Five Poems by Mia, Editor of Tryst

Saving the Dead a poem about a Jordanian-Israeli plan to save the Dead Sea, by Thomas Fortenberry

August 2002

Moshe Benarroch is back with a lovely poem call Change

New poetry by Rochelle Mass and a short story by her, called Frishman.

Janet I. Buck on a hospital experience

Walking Papers (Friday's Psalm) By Valerie M. Russo, a new poet at Ariga.

and Alec Dyson Brown also debuts.

White Trees Before Spring by Susan Hankla

July 2002

Qui es in Caelis by Ben Passikoff

Michele F. Cooper is back with five poems

June 2002

Stephen Oliver's from The Still Watches is a personal, fabulistic journey through places, time and people.

Janet I. Buck is back with two poems, The Scoring of Lambs and Bare Fist

The Jerusalem to Georgetown Bus By Henry B. Stobbs, who teaches poetry to inmates in a prison, and Two poems by Elaine Heveron, an administrator of scientists and a yoga teacher.

Louis Faber says he is an attorney who has been writing for what seems like forever. His brief poem Another Ghetto is lovely -- and chilling. And Moses Roth, sends in a rhyming rap about love.

Janet Buck is back with two poems, one on the Megiddo Junction bombing, and the other on The Zeinhom Morgue fire; Stephen Oliver debuts at Ariga with Come to me, Notice me, Love me, a desert song or incantation taken from a group of Coptic texts known amongst Hebrew and Middle Eastern Scholars as the "Ennoia" folio, from the Greek meaning, A Thought, seventh century B.C.; and Doug Tanoury appears for the first time here with Cloud Boulevard and other Poems.

May 2002

Rochelle Mass sends in three prose poems that touch very closely on the surrealism -- and beauty -- of life in Israel as well as Rozogov and Jazz a short story from Tel Aviv, which originally appeared in The Paumonok Review and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for 2002.

Elisha Porat first published his poetry and stories on the Internet at Ariga. He's just sent in four new poems, translated by him and Ward Kelley, another poet at Ariga.

Karen Alkalay-Gut's 'Recital (Jenin)'

David Michael Jackson is a new at Ariga, with four simply stated, deeply felt, poems

April 2002

John Sweet sent in five new poems. He said they really aren't about current events, more about personal affairs. We're not so sure.

Karen Alkalay-Gut writes about Belly dancing in Tel Aviv and Janet I. Buck offers Gutted Walls, and All those Scissored Christmas Carols -- both are about the tragedy here in the Holy Land.

Ariga welcomes two new poets: Nathan Versaw and Gerald Bosacker, and welcomes back two veteran poets at Ariga, Yosh and Rowena Silver

March 2002

February 2002

January 2002

Rochelle Mass , poet and editor, sends in some poems from Mount Gilboa.

Poems by Michele F. Cooper, editor of the Newport Review

Israel Isotope By Philip Hyams An angry poem about a maddening situation.

The Worm By Jan Andersen, who writes with humor about very serious matters.