Poetic Obituaries: "Orthodoxy and poetry tend to give

each other the jitters," he [Isaac Meyers] wrote in a 2005 review. "If that seems to be overstating things, try praising a poet for being 'Orthodox' or even 'well behaved.' Then try asking a yeshiva bokhur to waste his time phrasing things beautifully. This detente is a shame, since traditional Judaism offers a rich background for poets, even in English--as long as the poets are willing to look slightly eccentric."

from The New York Sun: Isaac Meyers, 28, Ph.D. Candidate in Classics at Harvard

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