A Series of Poems for Shmita – In formal verse, and in free verse

Dara Hope Weinerman

About Dara Hope Weinerman

Dara Hope Weinerman writes poems, plays, and fiction. A management consultant by day (and sometimes by night as well) she works with Jewish and secular nonprofits and social ventures. She lives with her husband and two highly imaginative children in Ohio, where they frequently dissect the writing quality and plot points of cartoons.

About A Series of Poems for Shmita – In formal verse, and in free verse

This series of poems is inspired by the concept of a year of rest, as well as the constraints that are part of formal poetry and the principles of Shmita.