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Aharon Shabtai

Aharon Shabtai
Aharon Shabtai is an Israeli poet born in 1939. He is the primary translator of classical Greek literature into Hebrew. New Directions published his book, J’Accuse, in 2003 and War & Love: Love & War: New and Selected Poems in 2010, both translated by Peter Cole. Also available in English is Love & Selected Poems (Sheep Meadow, 1997) and Requiem and Other Poems (New Directions, 2025).


“The Quiet,” a Poem by Aharon Shabtai

From the Collection “Requiem and Other Poems”
April 14, 2025  By Aharon Shabtai
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