Malka Heifetz Tussman (1893-1987). Courtesy Lilith.
Malka Heifetz Tussman (also spelled Tusman) (1893-1987) was an American poet who wrote in Yiddish.
Life[]
Malka Heifetz Tussman, Yiddish Poet, My Mentor and Friend
Tussman was born in the Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States in 1912 joining family members in Chicago. She also lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in California.[1] She worked as a teacher of Yiddish language and literature in the Midwest and the West.[2]
Writing[]
Tussman introduced into Yiddish 1 of the most rigid verse forms, the triolet, and mastered another, the sonnet corona.[2]
Selections from Tussman’s poetry appear in English translation in With Teeth in the Earth (1992).
Recognition[]
Tussman was awarded the Itzik Manger Prize for Yiddish poetry in Tel Aviv in 1981.[2]
Publications[]
in Yiddish[]
- Lider [Poems]. Los Angeles: M. Ḥefets-Ṭuzman bukh ḳomiṭeṭ, 1949.
- Mild Mayn Vild: Lider [Mild my wild: Poems]. Los Andgeles: Malkeh Hefets Ṭuzman bukh-ḳomiṭeṭ, 1958.
- Shotns fun Gedenkn [Shadows of remembering]. מנורה, Tel-Aviv : ha-Menorah, 1965.
- Bleter Faln Nit: Lider [Leaves do not fall: Poems]. Tel-Aviv: Yiśraʼel Bukh, 1972.
- Under Dayn Tseykhn: Lider [Under your sign: Poems]. Tel-Aviv: Yiśra'el-Bukh, 1974.
- Haynt Iz eybik: Lider [Now is ever: Poems]. Tel-Aviv: Yisraʼel-Bukh, 1977.
in English[]
- Am I Also You? (translated by Marcia Falk). Berkeley, CA: Tree, 1977.
- Three Triolets (translated by Marcia Falk). Binghampton, NY: Bellevue Press, 1980.
- With Teeth in the Earth: Selected poems (translated & edited by Marcia Falk). Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1992.
Water without sound װאַסער אָן לשון פּאָעמע
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Ken Frieden,Yiddish literature, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. Web, July 26, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kathryn Hellerstein, Tussman, Malka Heifetz, Jewish Encyclopedia, Jewish Women's Archive. Web, July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Malka Heifetz Tussman, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, July 26, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
- Books
- Malka Heifetz Tussman at Amazon.com
- About
- Tussman, Malka Heifetz in the Jewish Encyclopedia
- Tussman, Malka Heifetz in the Jewish Virtual Library
- "Mother Nature and Human Nature: The poetry of Malka Heifetz Tussman"
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