A memoir is a representation of the author's encounter with memory. It is a compromise with the demands of narrative and that medium we call a book. It is less a record of the past than the record of a sustained questioning, reflective authorial inquiry.
—Richard Hoffman, “Backtalk and Backlash: The Aims, Impact, and Value of Memoir,” in Remembering The Alchemists
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A poet and essayist, I write about gender and sexuality, Jewish identity and culture, writing and translation. My goal? To make connections that matter. I also help other writers do the same.
