"The Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American Poetry collects 212 poems by 110 poets to celebrate contemporary writers, born after World War II, who write about Jewish themes. In bringing together poets whose writings explore cultural Jewish topics with those who directly address Jewish religious themes as well as those who only indirectly touch on their Jewishness, this anthology offers a fascinating insight into what it is to be a Jewish poet. Established poets are included, such as David Lehman, as well as representatives of the next generation of Jewish voices, such as Melissa Stein"--