Bathsheba's Levantine Bouquet

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