{"id":52306,"date":"2019-03-27T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T16:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=52306"},"modified":"2022-10-19T22:26:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T19:26:04","slug":"poetic-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/poetic-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetic Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deuteronomy 32 contains a poem known by its first word, <\/span>haazinu<\/span><\/em>. It is an exhortative song that asks the Israelites to listen<\/span> \u2013 literally, \u201cgive ear\u201d \u2013 to a sorry story of unconditional Divine love met by Israelite rebelliousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

The song emphasizes its aural qualities. Thus, at its beginning, the text states:<\/span><\/p>\n

Give ear<\/span><\/i>, O heavens, <\/span>let me speak<\/span><\/i>; Let the earth <\/span>hear the words I utter<\/span><\/i>!… For the name of the LORD I proclaim; Give glory to our God! (Deuteronomy 32:1 and 3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, the song concludes by emphasizing recitation:<\/span><\/p>\n

Moses came, together with Hosea son of Nun, and <\/span>recited<\/span><\/i> all the words of this poem in <\/span>the hearing of the people<\/span><\/i>. And when Moses finished <\/span>reciting<\/span><\/i> all these words to all Israel\u2026 (Deuteronomy 32:44 and 45).<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, in Deuteronomy 31, Moses is described as writing the song down. \u201cThat day, Moses <\/span>wrote down<\/span><\/i> this poem and taught it to the Israelites\u201d (Deuteronomy 31:32).<\/span><\/p>\n

In yet another verse, God underlines both the importance of writing and recitation:<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, <\/span>write down<\/span><\/i> this poem and teach it to the people of Israel; <\/span>put it in their mouths<\/span><\/i>, in order that this poem may be My witness against the people of Israel. (Deuteronomy 31:19)<\/span><\/p>\n

The written and recitative qualities of poetry are well known. A poetic text does not exist only in a written poetry collection, nor solely in a poetry reading. Poetry takes advantage of both media \u2013 spacing and other visual strategies are essential to written poetry. Pauses and other verbal drama characterize poetry as read aloud.<\/span><\/p>\n

For its part, Haazinu takes advantage of its written and recitative aspects. In some communities, Jewish children are encouraged to learn specifically this text by heart, and to regularly sing it aloud. At the same time, like other Biblical songs Haazinu has a special spacing format, where the symmetrical parts of the poetic verses are divided in two columns, in a technique known in Hebrew as \u201chalf brick on half brick.\u201d \u00a0In this way, the visual and aural are united, just as the song\u2019s metaphors bridge the orality of speech with the physical image of the world:<\/span><\/p>\n

May my discourse come down as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, Like showers on young growth, Like droplets on the grass. (Deuteronomy 32:2)<\/span><\/p>\n

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