Poetry

Poet, author Yehuda Atlas passed away at age 89, Sourasky Medical Center announces

"In his life, he acted and worked for people out of emotion and a desire to help," said the hospital when announcing Atlas's passing.

Portrait of Yehuda Atlas, children's book writer. December 03, 2012.
Directors Gabriella Lev (L) and Yael Valier explore texts with their audience through theater.

'Sarah: Text and Presence' offers a 21st-century reimagining of traditional Jewish texts

 An illustrative image of poetry.

Wait until life touches you, and the poems appear like bruises - opinion

Late poet Amir Gilboa’s rich oeuvre is celebrated at the festival.

Metula's Israeli Poets’ Festival returns to Jerusalem with all disciplinary guns blazing


US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon

Limon's "Poem for Europa" is less a meditation on science - though its first line seems to allude to a rocket launch - as it is an ode to nature and the awe it can inspire in humankind.

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

Israeli murals in Ukraine send a message of hope and identity


Florida mom behind poem restriction says sorry for promoting 'Elders of Zion'

The Florida mom stated that she has not read the entirety of the books and poems she has asked to remove from the school library.

 The title pages of a Nazi-published version of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," an antisemitic text, circa 1935.

Ode to Family Dee - a poem

A poem written for the Dee family, who lost mother Lucy and daughters Maia and Rina to a terrorist attack.

 A memorial image made for Lucy, Rina and Maia Dee.

Israeli artists open poetry slam in Cyprus

 Muhammad Aguani and Yonatan Kunda

Israeli poet, songwriter and cultural icon Yehonatan Geffen laid to rest

The funeral was attended by Geffen's family, including his son Aviv, and friends such as opposition head Yair Lapid.

Friends and family members mourn during the funeral ceremony of Israeli author Yehonatan Geffen in Nahalal cemetery, northern Israel, April 21, 2023

‘Israel grew up on his songs’: Yehonatan Geffen dies at 76

Known as an inseparable soundtrack of the Israel experience, he wrote both for adults and children.

YEHONATAN GEFFEN

'A master of words': Israeli author Meir Shalev dies at 74

He was a jack-of-all-trades in the media world, working as an author for radio and television alike, as well as a regular contributor and columnist to several newspapers and magazines.

PJ Library authors meet Israeli author Meir Shalev, whose books have been translated into 26 languages.

Passover, finding freedom: From Yannai to Bruce Springsteen

Unlike Yannai, Springsteen recognizes that the truest redemption happens within the individual: in the blessed, rare moments of the night, out of reach of the cruel binaries of boss man and worker

 WHY SUCH joy from our poets about redemption at night? Because they recognize that however agonizing and slow, despair does dissipate as morning comes and light arises.

Friendship between Bialik and Agnon on display in new exhibit

The exhibition, ‘My Master Bialik–My Dear Agnon’ is on display at Agnon House, 16 Klausner Street, Jerusalem, through the end of May.

 Curator Jeffrey Saks and Author Haim Be’er at the exhibition at Agnon House in Jerusalem.