Join Deborah Leipziger, The Vilna’s 2024 Poet-in-Residence, for an online poetry workshop.
In the wake of October 7 and the Israel/Hamas War, many of us are looking for ways to process our anguish, grief, and anxiety. Together, we’ll explore through the creative process and use poetry to give voice to our inner struggles.
Take a tiny marble of dough,
set it apart
to recall loss, sadness.
Braid as if this is your last act.
Round, double braid, single braid.
Trust completely, irrevocably, let go
From How to Make Challah: A Poem for Pittsburgh, by Deborah Leipziger
Deborah Leipziger is an author and poet as well as an advisor for organizations around the world regarding social and environmental issues. Her books on sustainability and human rights include The Corporate Responsibility Code Book and Creating Social Value: A Guide for Leaders and Change Makers, which she co-authored.
In 2024, she launched The Lexicon on Change, a guide to new ways of thinking and acting and addressing the UN Global Goals. Deborah is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College. She has taught at the Bard MBA program in Sustainability, the Simmons School of Management, and the Hult MBA program.
Her poetry collection, Story & Bone, was published in 2023 by Lily Poetry Review Press. In 2023, she was selected as a Community Creative Fellow by the Jewish Arts Collaborative and as a scholar at Yetzirah’s Inaugural Conference. Her poems have been published in nine countries and in numerous anthologies, including Tree Lines: 21st Century American Poems (2022). Deborah curates the New England Jewish Poetry Festival, now in its 15th year.
Born in Brazil, Deborah has a Master's Degree in public administration from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s Degree in economics and international studies from Manhattanville College.
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