Jane Beal
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I’m a poet. When I was fifteen, I got my first paying job as an optician, so I developed the habit of looking at things closely, through different lenses, and from different perspectives. I later became a professor and a midwife. So I like to share what I’ve learned with others in ways that are creative and meaningful, and I know how to care for pregnant mothers and welcome babies with love, which I’ve done in far-flung places like Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Uganda, and the Philippines. I haven’t lost my faith in God despite everything I’ve seen – the opposite, rather – I am in awe of the Creator. I like zumba dancing and birdwatching. I love music. All of this (and more) goes into the poetry. Poetry bears witness to everything that matters in life. https://janebeal.wordpress.comTrending on TIFERET
Excerpt from Low Tide off the North Cove Road by Lyn Butler Gray
This poem was the 2021 Tiferet Writing Contest Winner for Poetry and appears in our Autumn/Winter 2021 issue. Buy it today to read the entire...
Excerpt from The Habits of the World by Philip F. Clark
This poem appears in our Autumn/Winter 2021 issue. Buy it today to read the entire issue.
I borrowed the habits of the world,
hoping the lenders would not...
Excerpt from The Place of Unknowing by Arthur Aghajanian
This essay appears in our Autumn/Winter 2021 issue. Buy it today to read the rest of Arthur's story and the entire issue. The muscles of my legs...