Bathsheba's Levantine Bouquet

In Bathshebas Levantine Bouquet, BarbaraHantman capturesthe Jewish calendar holiday cycle in the opening chapter, &quote;Daysof Smiles and Tears.&quote; Chapters on &quote;Hebrew Heritage&quote; and&quote;The Sacred Tongue&quote; boast linguistic riches of eight bilingualHebrew-English poems. &quote;Soaring Minds, Heaving Hearts&quote;rhapsodizes over such eminences as Moses, Solomon, Halevi ,Maimonides, Spinoza, Emma Lazarus, C.N. Bialik and HannaSenesh. &quote;For the Kinder&quote; sings the praises of Thomas the TankEngine, while &quote;Love' s Lessons&quote; concludes with mature love 'slyrical reveries, wistful childhood remembrance, homage toTriangle Shirtwaist victims and an altruistic &quote;Prayer for Japanand the World.&quote;