Israel In Translation

Tal Nitzán is the author of five poetry books and one children's book, and the editor of three poetry anthologies. Born in Jaffa of Argentine descent, she has resided in Buenos Aires, Bogotá, and New York. Here is an extract from the poem 'Mountain High,' which depicts the tall, oppressive buildings of Tel Aviv, where Nitzán is currently living: I went up to the roofone day in Maya day that spread upon the sky a sheetthe shade of mustard of an orange of an H-bomband the long arduous craving for rainrose as a howl from the parking lots Host Marcela Sulak also reads Nitzan's poems 'Canary,' 'Grace,' and 'A Cart with a Mare' - the latter is set in the Gaza Strip and inspired by a Haaretz report by Amira Hass from May 2004.   Text: Poetry International Rotterdam Further Reading: At the End of Sleep (Restless Books, 2014, e-book).To the Inner Court (with artist Tsibi Geva, Even Hoshen Books 2015).   Music: Anat Gutman feat. Tal Nitzán - Mountain HighAvshalom Cohen - A Cart With A Mare (Agala Im Sussa)