The Eve of War 18

Ilan Sheinfeld

1988

A week after we broke up, I allowed
Myself the pleasure of the dainties of pain.
This time without the luxury of tears.
I let it get worked up. In the throat,
In the heart. Who would have believed that even
The dolor of the heart would turn here to courage.
Then I went to stretch it out in the sun.
My loving heart fell to pieces
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Ilan Sheinfeld

b. 1960

Poet, novelist, playwright, editor, and publicist Ilan Sheinfeld was born in Ramat Hasharon and now lives in Tel Aviv. He was the coeditor of the literary section of Al Hamishmar from 1981 to 1990. In the 1990s, Sheinfeld founded the Shufra publishing house, which focuses mainly on gay and lesbian writings.

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