Maya Bejerano Explained

Maya Bejerano (Hebrew: מאיה בז'רנו; born 1949 Kibbutz Eilon) is an Israeli poet.^[1]

She graduated from Bar-Ilan University with a B.A. in Literature and Philosophy, and from Hebrew University with an M.A. in Library Sciences.^[2] She won a 2010 ACUM literary award,^[3] and is a three-time recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works (1986, 1994, 1996). In 2002 she was awarded the Bialik Prize.

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

• Book: Poets on the edge: an anthology of contemporary Hebrew poetry. Tsipi Keller . SUNY Press. 2008. 978-0-7914-7686-4 .
• Book: Dreaming the actual: contemporary fiction and poetry by Israeli women writers. Miriyam Glazer . SUNY Press. 2000. 978-0-7914-4558-7 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110804221922/http://www.ithl.org.il/author_info.asp?id=45 . 2011-08-04 .
2. Web site: Maya Bejerano - Authors - BOA Editions . 2011-06-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614055141/http://www.boaeditions.org/authors/bejerano/ . 2011-06-14 .
3. News: ACUM awards literary prizes to Ruth Almog, Maya Bejerano, Avirama Golan and Haim Be'er . Maya Sela. Haaretz. 2011-01-10.