“I have four names,
three tongues, a place
behind my heart where I carry
my earliest dead—”
“I have four names, / three tongues, a place / behind my heart where I carry / my earliest dead—”
—from Song in Tammuz
Published October 1, 2026
Named among "The 2026 Debut Poetry Collections You Need To Read" by Debutiful and winner of the International Berkshire Prize from Tupelo Press, Avia Tadmor's poetry debut, Song in Tammuz, is a contemporary exploration of displacement, desire, and longing.
In conversation with the Book of Ruth, these poems span centuries and continents while traversing linguistic forms. Footnotes, dictionary definitions, the lyrical, the elegiac, and the ekphrastic bring old and new together as their speakers seek new definitions of self and of home.
What does it mean to be othered by and through language? What happens when grammar, syntax, and the concepts of identity housed within them are at odds? Does a revolutionary message demand new forms of discourse?
2026 BOOK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
Catch Avia on the east and west coast during her 2026 Book Tour.
Celebrate the launch of Avia’s debut poetry collection, Song in Tammuz, which published October 1, 2026 by Tupelo Press. Her official release party was on October 11, featuring Lynn Melnick, Isabella DeSendi, and Megan Pinto. Check out upcoming events here, but make sure to bookmark her 2026 Book Tour page, which will have all the info you need to join her on her tour.