Maya Bejerano ( he, מאיה בז'רנו; born 1949 Kibbutz Eilon) is an Israeli

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

. She graduated from

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...

with a B.A. in Literature and Philosophy, and from

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

with an M.A. in Library Sciences. She won a 2010 ACUM literary award, and is a three-time recipient of the

Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works The Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, also known as the Levi Eshkol Literary Award, named after Israel's third Prime Minister, is an annual award granted to writers in the Hebrew language. The prize was established in 1969. Abou ...

(1986, 1994, 1996). In 2002 she was awarded the

Bialik Prize The Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel, for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Israel's national poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Biali ...

Works

*''Bat Ya`ana (Ostrich)'', Achshav, 1978 *''Ha-Hom Ve-Ha-Kor (The Heat and the Cold)'', Alef, 1981 *''Ibud Netunim 52 (Data Processing 52)'', Alef, 1983 *''Shirat ha-Tziporim (The Song of the Birds)'', Achshav, 1985 *''Kol (Voice),'' Siman Kriah/Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987 *''Retzef Ha-Shirim 1972-1986 (Selected Poems)'', Am Oved, 1987 *''Leviatan (Whale)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1990 *''Ha-Simla Ha-Kehula Ve-Sochen Ha-Bituach, (The Blue Dress and the Insurance Agent)'', stories & play, Keter, 1992 *''Mizmorei Iyov (The Hymns of Job)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1993 *''Ha-Perah Ha-Sakran (The Curious Flower)'' children, Yaron Golan, 1993 *''Anaseh Laga`at Be-Tabur Bitni (Trying to Touch My Belly Button)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998 *''Tedarim (Frequencies)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2005 *''Madrich Taiarim Ba-Ir Zara (A Tour Guide in a Foreign City)'' stories, Carmel, 2007 *''Hitorarti be- Merkazu sel Ha- Alachsun (Waking at the Heart of the Diagonal)'', Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2009

Books in English

*''The Hymns of Job and Other Poems'', Translator Tsipi Keller, Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2008,

Anthologies

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References

1949 births 20th-century Israeli poets Hebrew-language poets Living people 21st-century Israeli poets Bar-Ilan University alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli women poets 21st-century Israeli women writers 20th-century Israeli women writers Recipients of Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works {{Israel-writer-stub