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A joy to read aloud and to listen to. Each section vivifies the experiences of the biblical personalities and brings them together in animated discussion. --Yvonne Green, poet, author of Honoured I was greatly tempted to sing parts of it. The close rhymes and steady rhythm are indeed very musical. --Ann Sansom, co-director, The Poetry Business, co-editor, Smith/Doorstop Books Among the acclamations I heard were 'brilliant, ' 'highly original and refreshing, ' 'inspiring, ' and 'intriguing and provocative.' --Naomi West, former teacher and organizer of poetry readings, Israel I do congratulate Jeffrey Cohen on the vitality and range of feeling that he achieves. The lines Hamor speaks, in smooth, assured, and superficial tones, in Cohen's telling of the story, make this heartless and powerful figure as vivid as Claudius celebrating his assumption of Denmark's throne at the opening of Hamlet.'' --Philip Skelker, former head teacher, Immanuel College, Bushey, UK Cohen's poetry is, by any standards, masterly, and deserves a wider audience. I found his performance (excuse the word, but it had a distinctive media feel) educational, intellectually stimulating, and entertaining. No mean feat!'' --Raymond Cannon, former Chair of Governors, JFS Comprehensive School, London The saying, 'Poetry is what gets lost in translation, ' is manifestly disproved by Cohen's brilliant rendering of Genesis in Poetry in this original work. --Judy Frankel, educationalist, UK

A joy to read aloud and to listen to. Each section vivifies the experiences of the biblical personalities and brings them together in animated discussion. --Yvonne Green, poet, author of Honoured I was greatly tempted to sing parts of it. The close rhymes and steady rhythm are indeed very musical. --Ann Sansom, co-director, The Poetry Business, co-editor, Smith/Doorstop Books Among the acclamations I heard were 'brilliant, ' 'highly original and refreshing, ' 'inspiring, ' and 'intriguing and provocative.' --Naomi West, former teacher and organizer of poetry readings, Israel I do congratulate Jeffrey Cohen on the vitality and range of feeling that he achieves. The lines Hamor speaks, in smooth, assured, and superficial tones, in Cohen's telling of the story, make this heartless and powerful figure as vivid as Claudius celebrating his assumption of Denmark's throne at the opening of Hamlet.'' --Philip Skelker, former head teacher, Immanuel College, Bushey, UK Cohen's poetry is, by any standards, masterly, and deserves a wider audience. I found his performance (excuse the word, but it had a distinctive media feel) educational, intellectually stimulating, and entertaining. No mean feat!'' --Raymond Cannon, former Chair of Governors, JFS Comprehensive School, London The saying, 'Poetry is what gets lost in translation, ' is manifestly disproved by Cohen's brilliant rendering of Genesis in Poetry in this original work. --Judy Frankel, educationalist, UK

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Jeffrey M. Cohen has lectured in Hebrew and biblical studies at the Universities of London and Glasgow. He has written twenty-six books and over two hundred articles on biblical and religious themes. His most recent work is The Book of Psalms: Poetry in Poetry (Wipf & Stock, 2018). Audience responses to his poetic readings at schools and religious and cultural groups have been consistently enthusiastic. He and his wife, Gloria, have four children and fourteen grandchildren.

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