Mar 22 Taha Muhummad Ali Reads 2 Poems from His Book 'So What' Taha Muhammad Ali was born in 1931 in the Galilee village of Saffuriya. After fleeing to Lebanon during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, Muhammad Ali and his family settled in Nazareth where they have lived since. He has published several… Continue reading
Mar 22 For Palestinians, Identity Is Regained Through Poetry Poets in the Arab world have historically been important cultural figures, and this tradition continues among Palestinians. In the second of his reports on Middle East poetry, Jeffrey Brown discusses poetry's role in Arab society with three leading Palestinian poets… Continue reading
Mar 21 Aharon Shabtai Reads 'As We Are Marching' and 'Rosh Hashanah' Aharon Shabtai was born in 1939 in Tel Aviv and grew up in Kibbutz Merhavia. Shabtai has published 20 books of poetry and has become one of the most acclaimed Israeli poets. He was awarded the 1999 Tchernikhovsky Prize. English… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Justice Department Reopens Civil Rights Cases The Justice Department has decided to prosecute about a dozen civil rights cases that are decades old. A guest explains why. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Israel's Poetry Reflects Story of a Nation Poets played a major role voicing the hardships and joys during Israel's founding. Today, the poetry scene is more fractured, much like the land itself. Three prominent Israeli poets reflect on the situation. A follow-up piece will feature Palestinian poets. Continue watching
Mar 21 Israel's Poetry Reflects Story of a Nation By Margaret Myers Poets played a major role voicing the hardships and joys during Israel's founding. Today, the poetry scene is more fractured, much like the land itself. The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown spoke with Eliaz Cohen, Aharon Shabtai and Agi Mishol who reflect… Continue reading
Mar 21 Agi Mishol Reads 'Woman Martyr' and 'Geese' By newshourpoetry Poet Agi Mishol is the winner of several awards, including the Tel Aviv Foundation Award (1991), the Prime Minister`s Prize (1994) and the Yehuda Amichai Poetry Prize (2002). She has published 12 volumes of poetry in Hebrew and has two… Continue reading
Mar 21 Eliaz Cohen Reads 'Poems of the Mountain Village' in English and Hebrew By newshourpoetry Eliaz Cohen is a poet and social worker who grew up in the northern West Bank. He is a founder and editor of the poetry journal "Mashiv Haru'ach" and is the author of four books of poetry. He lives with… Continue reading