Kosman is widely connected to academic departments across the US when his first book came out he gave readings and talks at Poets House NYC the University of MarylandCollege Park Johns Hopkins University Brown University Hebrew Union College New York City Westminster College Utah University of Utah Harvard University Mt. Holyoke College Massachusetts and several prominent synagogues including Bnei Jeshurun Manhattan Mishkan Tefila Boston area and Washington Hebrew Congregation DC.Readers will see the Hebrew and English poems on facing pages.Kosmans previous Zephyr Press 2011 book was reviewed inampamp160The Forward Words Without Borders Tikkun Translation Review Association of Jewish Libraries Jewish Book Councilampamp160and we expect similar coverage with this book.ampamp10Kosman is known in the literary community and poems from the volume have appeared in World Literature Today Guernica Consequence Modern Poetry in Translation Tikkun Poetry International Archives Rotterdam Poetry International San Diego Leviathan Quarterly Ilanot Review and the CCAR Journalthe Reform Jewish Quarterly.ampamp10Recent Zephyr books have won or been shortlisted for the PEN Poetry in Translation Award the National Book Critics Circle Award the Derek Walcott Poetry Prize the National Translation Award the National Jewish Book Award in poetry and others.