“Psalm 144: Crusader” is drawn from a larger project-in-progress that explores the reception and reuse of the biblical book of Psalms by readers across time and religious traditions by rereading and rewriting the original Hebrew poems with later commentaries and reimaginings in mind — a process of deliberately slanted translation.
S.J. Pearce is a writer and translator who lives in New York City. Her poetry has appeared in The Laurel Review, The Reform Jewish Quarterly, Asymptote, and The Plenitudes. She is currently a member of the 2022 cohort of the Brooklyn Poets Mentorship Program.
