Shoshana Olidort is a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at Stanford University. Her research focuses on poetry as a mode of performing identity through a consideration of five 20th-century Jewish women poets. Her reviews have appeared in the Jewish Review of Books, The Forward, and Haaretz, among other publications.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
“Yes, Women Poets Write About the Body”: A Conversation with Alicia Ostriker and Erika Meitner
Shoshana Olidort talks to poets Alicia Ostriker and Erika Meitner....
Ghost or Not: On Lee Ann Roripaugh’s “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50”
Shoshana Olidort considers “tsunami vs. the fukushima 50” by Lee Ann Roripaugh....
The Absent Mother: On Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter”
Shoshana Olidort reviews Sophia Shalmiyev’s “Mother Winter,” a tale of absence, longing, and motherhood from Russia to the United States....
“Maybe We Can Never Go Back”: An Interview with Moshe Sakal
An Israeli author discusses his first novel in English translation, “The Diamond Setter.”...
A Self-Portrait of the Artist as an Aged Man
Shoshana Olidort reviews Leonard Cohen’s posthumous “The Flame: Poems Notebooks Lyrics Drawings.”...
The Promise of Kibbeh: On Amir Nizar Zuabi’s “Oh My Sweet Land”
Shoshana Olidort finds sustenance in Amir Nizar Zuabi’s solo show “Oh My Sweet Land.”...
Diving into the Linguistic Unconscious: An Interview with Wayne Koestenbaum
Shoshana Olidort talks Wayne Koestenbaum about his new book, "Camp Marmalade."...
The Language We Inherit Is Not One: A Conversation with Almog Behar
Shoshana Olidort talks to poet Almog Behar....
Between the Living and the Dead: An Interview with Alice Notley
Shoshana Olidort interviews poet Alice Notley....
Words Are Not Enough: A Novel of Life in Israel
MORE THAN HALFWAY through The People of Forever Are Not Afraid, a minor character has a sudden realization about the state ...
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