Israel Pincas
Israeli poet (born 1935)
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Israel Pincas (Hebrew: ישראל פנקס; born January 28, 1935) is an Israeli poet.
- Bernstein Prize
- Israel Prime Minister's Prize
- Israel Prize (2005)
Israel Pincas | |
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ישראל פנקס | |
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| Born | 28 January 1935 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | Ilmale |
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Biography
Pincas was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1935. He lost his father at the age of 6.[1] As a boy, he emigrated to Mandate Palestine with his mother in 1944. He lives in Tel Aviv.
Published works
In 1951, Pincas started publishing poetry in Israeli newspapers and magazines.[2] Pincas later published his first book of poetry, 14 Poems, in 1961. His most famous poem is Ilmale ("Were it not").[3] His poems were published in various literary supplements of daily newspapers and periodicals. Many of his poems were published in the magazine Exclamation Point, after many years of nonrecognition. He has published eight books of poetry to date, many of which are by the Exclamation Point publishing house. He also worked as an editor for the local office of the United Press news agency. Pincas translated several books by Shlomo Kalo from Bulgarian to Hebrew. In 2012, he published the collection of poetry "Diskurs über die Zeit" ("Discourse about time"), translated into German (Stiftung Lyrik Kabinett München).
Awards
Pincas received the Bernstein Prize as well as the Israel Prime Minister's Prize.[4] In 2005, Pincas was awarded the Israel Prize for poetry.[5]
