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Yona Wallach Quotes

1944–1985 Israel

Yona Wallach (Hebrew: יונה וולך; June 10, 1944 – September 26, 1985) was a Hebrew-language poet who lived in Israel.

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Random Yona Wallach quote

5 quotes

Place a large dam
by the wellsprings of the pain
gather with it
like water
watch over it
so it doesn't disperse
for it is your life.

untitled poem translated into English by Linda Zisquit in Wild Light (1997)

I weep and strive, strive and weep

My body was wiser than I
its ability to suffer was less than mine
it said enough
when I said more

fragment from untitled poem translated into English by Linda Zisquit in Wild Light (1997)

They draw from each other life and brain
remain like burnt out
eyeholes long and empty
surrounded by lines markings contours
of what was once life

and that's not what'
ll satisfy
my hunger no
that's not
what
'll ease
my mind
no
that's not it.

untitled poem translated into English by Linda Zisquit in Wild Light (1997)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Yona Wallach (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.