We counter every symbol
with a symbol of our own:
pregnant women, laughing children,
devoted Torah scholars.
This week we welcomed a granddaughter,
finding hope in her bright face,
rejoiced at her insistent cry
to suckle and survive.
Negating Symbols of Hate
Brooklyn-born Steven Sher has lived in Jerusalem since 2012. He has taught, edited, and published widely since the 1970s. His fifteen books include Uncharted Waters (New Feral Press, 2017). His work has appeared recently in Veils, Halos & Shackles; Mizmor Anthology; and New Voices. In 2018, he received the Glenna Luschei Distinguished Poet Award. Learn more at steven-sher-poetry.wixsite.com.