Ethel's Song
Ethel Rosenberg's Life in Poems

Ethel Rosenberg's story is seldom told and not widely known. What tends to be told is the life of a convicted spy who was killed for her beliefs, a victim of social injustice. Barbara Krasner pays tribute to this complex and misunderstood woman and lets her sing—sing out about her childhood, her dreams to perform on stage, her love for a college boy with shared ideals, her tender love for her husband and sons, and her deep love for what she felt was right for her country and the world. Ethel’s song is at times light and upbeat and at times slow, dark, and low. It is a song of playfulness and also of torment. But most importantly, it is a song that needs to be heard so that Ethel Rosenberg can be recognized.