A Winding Line: Three Hebrew Poets: Maya Bejerano, Sharron Hass, Anat Zecharia (Poems in Hebrew and English)

(Paperback, Bilingual edition)

---

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

A Winding Line gathers poems from the last decade by three of Israels most original and insightful poets, all of whom are women. Biblical and mythological allusions, political concerns, landscapes, and personal experiences figure throughout, while each poet brings her unique voice to the pages. Maya Bejeranos complex poems often speak to human connection. Sharron Hass brings an interest in mythology, fairy tales, and the underworld to her poems of change and metamorphosis. Anat Zecharia addresses more overtly political and erotic themes. Together, their work speaks to the vitality of Hebrew poetry today. The poems are presented bilingually (Hebrew and English) on facing pages.

Reviews

Praise for Tsipi Keller's Poets on the Edge: "This new anthology of Hebrew poetry in translation has two special strengths -- tremendous depth and a personal touch. It is clear that Keller has strong feelings on which poets matter, and wants to explain why they matter." -- Jerusalem Post

Praise for Tsipi Keller's Poets on the Edge: "Poets on the Edge: An Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry [selected and translated by Tsipi Keller] deserves to be in every poetry lover's library, and should be on every Jewish bookshelf." -- Rachel S. Harris, The Forward

Author Bio

One of Israels leading poets, Maya Bejerano has published fifteen poetry collections; a childrens book; two collections of short stories, and a novel. Her poems have been set to music, and her work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Her volume, The Hymns of Job and Other Poems, a Lannan Translation Selection, was published by BOA Editions in 2008, and a number of her poems appear in Poets on the EdgeAn Anthology of Contemporary Hebrew Poetry (SUNY Press, 2008). Bejerano participated in numerous poetry festivals in Israel and abroad, and was a visiting poet at Harvard University. Among her awards are the Prime Minister Prize (1986; 1994), the Bernstein Prize (1988), the Bialik Prize (2002) and the Yehuda Amichai Prize (2016). Bejerano holds a B.A. in literature and philosophy from Bar-Ilan University, and an M.A. in library sciences from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She lives and works in Tel Aviv.