Selected Poems

Miron C. Izakson, one of a group of young religious poets who emerged in 1980s, has in the past twenty years established himself as a highly regarded poet. His religious orientation has not alienated secular poetry enthusiasts – in fact, quite the opposite. His poetry combines associations drawn from Jewish texts with contemporary situations and conflicts. “I live in close proximity to the world of chaos,” Izakson once said in an interview. “There are times of great confusion, and states of mind that are heard to bear. I take nothing for granted.” His poems focus on the stable frameworks of life: home, family, couplehood, fatherhood, the religious way of life and the difficulty of maintaining it. Keeping the balance demands constant effort, and Izakson`s poems express this with deep understanding and courage.