poetry

Hannah Szenes: poet, paratrooper, photographer remembered 80 years after death

While Hannah Szenes is mainly remembered for her poetry, her photographer casts a revealing glance into her time in Israel and before.

Jerusalem tributes Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca for Sukkot

Tribute evening to Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca at the Jerusalem Confederation House’s Ushpizin Poetry & Song Festival.

No longer going gently: Israel’s new resolve in the face of Hezbollah

Israel will not go gently into that good night, but what does that entail?

03/10/2024

Jewish Life Stories: Hettie Jones, one half of a Beat generation power couple, dies at 90

Hettie Jones, Jewish poet has passed away at the age of 90.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
28/08/2024
 Erez Biton

Israeli Poets' Festival moves to Jerusalem

The Israeli Poets’ Festival moves from Metulla to Jerusalem and offers a literary take on our current challenges.

25/08/2024

'The Dove That Didn’t Return': A soldier’s experiences

Written from the gut, Hacohen's poetry can resonate with anyone, regardless of political viewpoints.

A century of poetry: Lauded poet Yehuda Amichai gets a posthumous centenary salute or two

The musical entertainment will be completed by a talk by Amichai’s daughter, Emanuela Amichai, who will speak about her father’s life and work.

20/06/2024
Bar Sagi at 14

Bar Sagi: The late Israeli teen poet who died of bone cancer

During her last years, Bar Sagi wrote 25 poems documenting her journey, her illness, and her remarkable life force. This collection was published posthumously as See Me Soar and Spread My Wings.

'Courageous Chicken': Ba'al teshuva goes warrior chicken

Themes of failure, insecurity, courage, rising to new heights, and self-confidence are explored throughout this book.

Mourning Bnayahu Biton, a musician and poet killed on October 7

On Oct. 7, at age 22, Bnayahu was murdered at the Supernova music festival. Two months earlier, he had completed three years of army service.

By ESTHER POSNER
28/04/2024
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