Dara Barnat

A poet, scholar, and educator, Dara Barnat, Ph.D. lectures widely on poetry and creative writing, and currently teaches at Tel Aviv University

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A poet, scholar, and educator, Dara Barnat, Ph.D. lectures widely on poetry and creative writing. Dara’s first collection of poetry is titled In the Absence (2016). The City I Run From: Poems of Tel Aviv is her most recent collection (2020). Dara's scholarship explores Walt Whitman's influence on Jewish American poetry. Currently she teaches at Tel Aviv University. darabarnat.com

Programs

Creative Writing and the Jewish Text

A generative creative writing workshop through the lens of Jewish poems, prayers, and other texts. We aim to write poetry and prose, while reaching into ourselves more deeply.

Creative Writing Through Midrash

A generative creative writing workshop through the lens of Midrash - writing one's own stories, inspired by Biblical figures and fables, like Eve, Job, and Lot's wife.

Poetry as Tikkun

A talk about how poetry (both Jewish and beyond) can be a means of "tikkun" - a space of healing, compassion, and empathy, within ourselves and for others.

Hebrew-Language Poetry in English Translation

A talk about Hebrew-language poets in English translation, such as Yehuda Amichai, Leah Goldberg, Amos Oz, and Tuvia Ruebner. We explore what these poets illuminate about the Israeli experience, as well as the human one.

Mothers of the Bible: A Discussion and Writing Workshop

This program begins with a conversation about mothers of the Bible, such as Eve, Sarah, and Hagar, followed by a creative writing workshop. Our goal is to write about one's experience of motherhood, through exploring these extraordinary figures.

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Books

The City I Run From

Poems of Tel Aviv

2020

Turning Point

In the Absence

Poems by Dara Barnat

2016

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