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I think of my father who believes
a Jew can outrun fate by owning land.
Slave to property now, I mow
and mow, my destiny the new Egypt.
From his father, the tailor, he learned not
to rent but to own…
Contributor:
Robin Becker
Places:
Boalsburg, United States of America
Date:
2000
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Amid breathtaking bougainvilleas
I while away my time
One floor up Emilia’s
Flimsy lingerie is hanging on a line
Tiny hummingbirds hover
Around a wistful rose
A mouse caught in a saucer
Watch where…
Contributor:
Mikhail Grobman
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2000
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I am now writing, with God’s help, a new commentary on your breasts.
It is a precious, blessed composition, in my poverty I have gathered various commentaries,
From what came to hand. It is a…
Contributor:
Admiel Kosman
Places:
Ramat Gan, Israel
Date:
2000
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I was born on Saturday, 7 March 1936, towards nine in the evening, in a maternity clinic located at 19 Rue de l’Atlas, in the xixth arrondissement of Paris. My father, I believe, was the one who…
Contributor:
Georges Perec
Places:
Paris, France
Date:
1975
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In the hot tranquillity of Sunday afternoons in Lusaka, beyond the shrill whistle of the cicadas and the drone of radio sports commentaries, we could hear the muffled thudding of tribal drums.
The…
Contributor:
Elaine Durbach
Places:
Maplewood, United States of America
Date:
1986
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When we were the persecuted
I was one of you
How can I remain one
when you become the persecutors?
Your longing was
to become like other nations
who murdered you
Now you have become like them
You…
Contributor:
Erich Fried
Places:
London, United Kingdom
Date:
1974
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I left his house
Of my own volition.
In order to build him a house
Of my own volition.
But it seems my father
Remained solitary
And neglected
Not of his own volition.
I was moving towards my…
Contributor:
Avot Yeshurun
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1974
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A crocodile cloud swallowed a cloud-cloud.
All is clogged
and where did the war go?
The pier is painted red and yellow
with the inscription: Tel Aviv.
The drums of the depths are indifferent.
In the…
Contributor:
Raquel Chalfi
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1975
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War is the continuation of politics,
and South Lebanon is the continuation of Upper Galilee:
Therefore it’s all too natural for a state
to wage war in Lebanon.
Youth is the continuation of…
Contributor:
Meir Wieseltier
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1978
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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…
Contributor:
Ilan Sheinfeld
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1988