 Winner of 2019 Hebrew Poetry Prize announced“Sivan brings the heavens to earth, and the opposite, using everyday language together with cadences from Jewish sources.” Am Segula: Uri Tzvi Greenberg, prophet of catastropheOnly a person possessing complete love for his people can be sensitive to the fores of hatred before they are mature enough to strike. Greenberg did. Blood Libel Poet Chosen, Prize Ctee. Member QuitsAward removed from radical poet amid protest, rape charges - committee decides to return prize, forcing judge who opposed at start to leave. PA Leaders Teach Children Anti-Israel PoemThe Palestinian Authority awarded an Egyptian writer for a poem that includes lines such as, "our enemy, Zion, is Satan with a tail." Almond Branch for a Merkaz Boy"Northern enemy nations came to the gates of Jerusalem.." Thus begins a poem by the grandmother of a victim of 2008's Merkaz HaRav massacre. |
