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The Poets Weave

The Promised Wasteland

By Romayne Rubinas Dorsey
Published September 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM EDT
Travel at spring in judean desert for hermits caves and monk monastery
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Gili Haimovich reads "Into," "The Promised Wasteland," "Diasporic Nostalgia," "Somewhere, Some-wheres," and "Holding Water."

Gili is a bilingual poet in Hebrew and English, the author of 11 poetry books, including Promised Lands (US, 2020, Finishing Line Press) and the multilingual book of her poem "Note." Her poetry won prizes and grants in Israel, Italy, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, translated into 34 languages and published extensively worldwide.

The Poets Weave
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