Poetry. Jewish Studies. These poems explore subjects drawn from the Hebrew Bible and Jewish mysticism as well as contemporary Jewish American life and imagination. The poet, who is also a celebrated expert in Jewish folklore and storytelling, has assembled a collection that includes new work, standout favorites, and some poems that have been long out of print, all from a career spanning nearly fifty years.

Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) is widely considered to be one of the foremost visionary storytellers of the Hasidic movement. Howard Schwartz has compiled the most extensive collection of Nachman's stories in English yet. In addition to his famous Thirteen Tales, Schwartz includes here many stories, parables, dreams, and folktales.