Tag Archives: wandering

Festive Earworm

Posted on April 21, 2025 by jillbpearlman

O holidays of promised liberation:One towards an earthly land,One to a place promised posthumously.In our hands, Questions: Which way now, How to mind the gap, Is home home? Exile exile?  Do the two meet as two seas thatclash and shamble towards each other?

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Ground Under our Feet?

Posted on October 4, 2020 by jillbpearlman

We live between four walls, they are temporary, fragile, often cheap, sometimes made of scythed corn stalks.  They have been speared into the ground for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, they won’t hold for long, their very nature is impermanence.  … Continue reading →

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WRITING HOME

Posted on July 9, 2015 by jillbpearlman

Wandering is often mythic, a psychological circling from exile back to roots. My wandering in Pittsburgh turned into one of those stories. Meeting artist Diane Samuels was part of the homecoming. In the way of the postmodern, it was multi-layered … Continue reading →

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