The JCC East Bay is proud to host two award-winning, California-based Jewish poets. Bloch recently published a collection of poetry from the last 35 years, and Bass's poem "The Orange-and-White High-Heeled Shoes" just appeared in The New Yorker.
Chana Bloch, winner of the Meringoff Poetry Award, fellowships from the NEA and NEH, is professor emerita of English at Mills College.
Ellen Bass most recently published "Like a Beggar," her fifth book of poetry. Previous books have been named a Notable Book by the Chronicle. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, her poems have appeared in hundreds of publications. She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.
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Chana Bloch, winner of the Meringoff Poetry Award, fellowships from the NEA and NEH, is professor emerita of English at Mills College.
Ellen Bass most recently published "Like a Beggar," her fifth book of poetry. Previous books have been named a Notable Book by the Chronicle. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, her poems have appeared in hundreds of publications. She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.
The JCC East Bay is proud to host two award-winning, California-based Jewish poets. Bloch recently published a collection of poetry from the last 35 years, and Bass's poem "The Orange-and-White High-Heeled Shoes" just appeared in The New Yorker.
Chana Bloch, winner of the Meringoff Poetry Award, fellowships from the NEA and NEH, is professor emerita of English at Mills College.
Ellen Bass most recently published "Like a Beggar," her fifth book of poetry. Previous books have been named a Notable Book by the Chronicle. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, her poems have appeared in hundreds of publications. She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.
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Chana Bloch, winner of the Meringoff Poetry Award, fellowships from the NEA and NEH, is professor emerita of English at Mills College.
Ellen Bass most recently published "Like a Beggar," her fifth book of poetry. Previous books have been named a Notable Book by the Chronicle. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award, her poems have appeared in hundreds of publications. She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.
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