Beth

Beth Kanell lives in northeastern Vermont. Her novels include This Ardent Flame and The Long Shadow (SPUR Award winner); her short fiction shows up in Lilith and elsewhere. Find her memoirs on Medium, her reviews at the New York Journal of Books, her poems in small well-lit places.

a sculpture of people praying at the Kotel

When the New Year Turns to Questions

October 9, 2024

In sepia tones, trees reflected in a lake

The Numbers: A Tisha B’Av Lamentation

August 4, 2024

a watercolor featuring a pink, orange and yellow sky

Wilderness Guide Exam

June 27, 2024

a child's feet

Shavuot: One Voice

June 10, 2024

a painting of green plants against a blue sky

Across Generations (for Yom Hasho’ah)

May 3, 2024

A drawing of Miram dances with a timbrel, set against a oink backdrop.

Dressing the Seder Table

April 6, 2024

In this sketch, Vashti's ghost confronts the King.

Vashti’s Ghost to Ahasuerus

March 14, 2024

a mirror set in a tree

The Woman in the Mirror

March 13, 2024

a collage features a hand reaching towards the sun

Miriam’s Sister’s Song

February 4, 2024

an alter of Hanukkah menorahs

Every Word a Lit Match

October 31, 2023

closeup of wine glass and person's hand holding a haggadah

Ten Plagues Sestina

January 25, 2023