God enters by a private door into every individual.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
The TIFERET Community
TIFERET (tiff-éh-ret) is an interfaith publication and community at the nexus of literature and spirituality.
The TIFERET Journal
Spring/Summer 2026 Issue
This issue contains over 160 pages of poetry, prose, essays, stories, interviews and reviews including: Poems by Claudia Reder, Elisabeth Murawski, Yahia Lababidi, Katherine Soniat and others; Essays by Sabahat Fida, Lynn Palumbo, Patrick LaForge; An interview with American poet and novelist Terese Svoboda; A one-act play by Susan Courtney; Original cover art by Virginia Peck and more!
Upcoming EventsNEW
Weekly Spiritual Poetry Writing Workshops.
Join other poetic voices as you look at poems from different eras and different religious traditions and use special prompts to seed your own writing that may be of comfort to yourself and others.
New series start throughout the year!
Next Tuesday series with Cit Ananda starts on August 4.
Thursdays with Donna Baier Stein starting August 13.
Spiritual Poetry AnthologyDigital Edition
Introduction by Donna Baier Stein with poems from participants in Tiferet’s spiritual poetry writing workshops.
This collection of poems shares a common theme of the peace found in solitude, in nature, and in stillness. It explores the human experiences of struggle and doubt, while offering healthy doses of hope and humor. In a world that increasingly promotes isolation, this collection of poems is offered as a gift, a connection to readers, a companion on the journey for seekers.
Tiferet Special Online Poetry Reading July 12, 2026
Featuring readings from recently published books by poets from our Spiritual Poetry Writing Workshops
Listen to Our TIFERET Talk Interviews
Intimate conversations with brilliant and eclectic writers. Select an author below to hear their episode of TIFERET Talk.
Readers Love the TIFERET Journal!
One of the top journals in the country. From its mesmerizing art cover through page after page of deeply satisfying prose and poetry, Tiferet offers the finest from writers and artists throughout the world.
Julie Maloney
Author and Director of Women Reading AloudThank you for this journal which combines spiritual issues, imaginative issues, aesthetic issues. All of those, I think, need to be in the mix for the richly lived life, the richly observed life.
Molly Peacock
Former President of the Poetry Society of AmericaThis cause is close to my heart. Break down the walls of identification thrust upon us by religion, culture, politicians, leaders etc… there should be only compassion, peace and love in this world.
A. Hosalkar
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