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    Wild Flowers: From a Garden of Jewish Verse
    Wild Flowers: From a Garden of Jewish Verse
    Wild Flowers: From a Garden of Jewish Verse
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    Wild Flowers: From a Garden of Jewish Verse

    By Herb Brin

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    Songs of love, songs of war, songs of faith, and songs of spring. Here is an unusual collection of poems reflecting the dreams and sense of wonder of a gifted, sensitive Jewish poet who is able to convey the tenderness of man’s agonies and loves, his despairs and his hopes, his failings and dreams of a better world. Herb Brin’s poems resonate with a deep sense of history, from the battlegrounds of the second World War to the era of Kennedy, from reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust to the miracles of faith, tinged with hope for a better world.
    Herb Brin was well-known as a courageous journalist and publisher. But as an internationally known poet, he also built a world-wide following for his brash style and unflinching passion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHerb Brin
    Release dateMar 31, 2012
    ISBN9781476345963
    Wild Flowers: From a Garden of Jewish Verse
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    Herb Brin

    Herb Brin (1915 – 2003) was born and raised in Chicago. Herb was an investigative reporter for the City News Bureau and Los Angeles Times, a world-recognized poet, and pioneering Jewish journalist. He founded the Heritage, a chain of Jewish community newspapers spanning southern California, where he served as editor, publisher and columnist. His books include: Conflicts, My Spanish Years, Wild Flowers, Nobody Died Laughing, Poems from the Rubio, Ich bin Ein Jude, and Justice, Justice. He is survived by three sons, Stan, David and Dan.

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