D.L. Lang

D.L. Lang is the 2017-2019 Poet Laureate of Vallejo, California, and the author of nine books of poetry. She is a congregant at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael, where Jewish communal experiences often leave her awestruck and poetically inspired.

Sunset with birds flying against the background

Yom Kippur

Turning: A Poem for Yom Kippur

D.L. Lang

September 17, 2018

Inspired by Yom Kippur services in 5778, this poem reflects one writer's view of the most holy day in the Jewish year.