Two new books of ours have been published in July — a two-act play called Land of Milk and Honey, and a book of “performance poetry” called The Song of Songs. Performance poetry, like performance art, is simply poetry that is intended to be performed as a dramatic reading or as a stage play, but can also be read as a literary work.
Land of Milk and Honey is about a tough street kid named Moses who is haunted by “spirits.” When an outreach worker explains why he was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Moses becomes alarmed about the fate of his pregnant mother’s unborn child. Land of Milk and Honey has been workshopped by a professional director and cast but has never been produced.
The Song of Songs is a performance poem based on Solomon’s Shir ha-Shirim. The universal theme of love being stronger than death is played out in this poignant verse.
Land of Milk and Honey is about a tough street kid named Moses who is haunted by “spirits.” When an outreach worker explains why he was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Moses becomes alarmed about the fate of his pregnant mother’s unborn child. Land of Milk and Honey has been workshopped by a professional director and cast but has never been produced.
