Husbands

Nurit Zarchi

2001

They present me with the bill
For not having been satisfied,
And they always surprise me with the wealth of their lexicon.
They ask me for a receipt for my fate,
And they make me think,
That because of my cat
We live in the wrong town.
At the hour of international unrest
They turn me over to my mother
As if the fact that I myself am a mother…
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Creator Bio

Nurit Zarchi

b. 1941

Nurit Zarchi is a poet, author, and writing instructor. She was born in Jerusalem, raised at Kibbutz Geva, and currently lives in Tel Aviv. Zarchi has written poetry and prose for children and adults, and teaches creative writing at Ben-Gurion University and Tel Aviv University. She has received an Andersen Honor Citation and the Amichai Prize.

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