Shaelot (Questions)
“Shaelot (Questions)” by Carol Adler is a poetry collection published by Dandelion Books in 2010. This edition features 104 pages and is presented in English. The work spans five decades, showcasing Adler’s exploration of her inner thoughts and emotions, reflecting a deep engagement with both personal and collective experiences.
Readers will find a range of themes within this collection, as Adler channels her insights in a manner reminiscent of the Prophets of Israel. The poems delve into existential questions and the nature of existence, inviting contemplation on the human condition. With a focus on inspirational and religious subjects, Adler’s writing resonates with both Jews and non-Jews, making her reflections accessible to a broad audience.
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Often described as a “Renanissance woman,” Carol Adler is “… a rare breed of technician and artist with an uncanny ability to get inside a person’s thoughts and feelings.” In this collection of poems written over the span of five decades, Adler digs deep inside her own mind and heart and delivers, in the spirit of the Prophets of Israel, her own self-styled “Howl” directed toward Jews and and non-Jews alike. In one of her “Psalms” she asks: “So what if we really are nothing but/ whirling masses of/burning particles seen from/external heights of ourselves like/stars flashing in atmospheres beyond/our reckoning, in which we know we/exist only in the rarest moments of consciousness…?”
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