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Yehezkel Kedmi's "My People, Knowledge, and Me"
Yehezkel Kedmi's "My People, Knowledge, and Me"
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7 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Host Marcela Sulak reads a long poem by Yehezkel Kedmi, called "My People, Knowledge, and Me," translated by Ammiel Alcalay. Kedmi was born in Jerusalem and spent much of his youth and adult life on the streets. He is an autodidact, expanding his range of interests while working as a night watchman at Hebrew University. Text: Yehezkel Kedmi, “My People, Knowledge, and Me,” translated by Ammiel Alcalay in Keys to the Garden: New Israeli Writing. Edited by Ammiel Alcalay. City Lights Books, 1996.
Released:
Aug 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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