Raquel Chalfi
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Raquel Chalfi is an Israel
i poet
.
and lives and works there. Her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Halfi. She completed her MA in English literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
, and later studied theater at University of California, Berkeley
as well as film at the AFI Conservatory
in Hollywood. Chalfi has worked as a journalist and independent film maker and has taught film at Tel Aviv University
. She has made documentaries as well as experimental films and has written plays for which she won awards, both in Israel and abroad.
She published her first book of poetry, Underwater and Other Poems, in 1975. Since then, she has published seven more collections of poetry.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
Biography
Chalfi was born in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
and lives and works there. Her uncle was the poet and actor Avraham Halfi. She completed her MA in English literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
, and later studied theater at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
as well as film at the AFI Conservatory
AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a division of the American Film Institute founded in 1969, located in Hollywood's Griffith Park. The school is the only existing Master of Fine Arts conservatory in advanced film education...
in Hollywood. Chalfi has worked as a journalist and independent film maker and has taught film at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
. She has made documentaries as well as experimental films and has written plays for which she won awards, both in Israel and abroad.
She published her first book of poetry, Underwater and Other Poems, in 1975. Since then, she has published seven more collections of poetry.
Awards
Chalfi is the recipient of several literary awards, including the following:- The Israeli Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Writers;
- The Ashman Prize in 1999;
- The 2006 Bialik PrizeBialik PrizeThe Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate prizes, one specifically for "Literature", which is in the field of fiction,...
for literatureHebrew literatureHebrew literature consists of ancient, medieval, and modern writings in the Hebrew language. It is one of the primary forms of Jewish literature, though there have been cases of literature written in Hebrew by non-Jews...
(co-recipient with Ruth AlmogRuth Almog-Life:Almog was born 15 May 1936 in Petah Tikva, Israel to parents who immigrated from Hamburg in 1933. She studied at David Yellin Teachers College, and at Tel Aviv University...
and Uri OrlevUri OrlevUri Orlev is an award-winning Israeli children's author and translator of Polish-Jewish origin.-Biography:Uri Orlev, born Jerzy Henryk Orlowski, was born in Warsaw, Poland. He survived the war years in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he was sent to after his...
).
Poetry books published in Hebrew
- Underwater and Other Poems, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1975 [Shirim Tat-Yami`im Ve-Aherim]
- Free Fall, Marcus/Achshav, 1979 [Nefilah Hofshit]
- Chameleon or the Principle of Uncertainty, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1986 [Zikit O Ekron I Ha-Vada`ut]
- Matter, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1990 [Homer]
- Love of the Dragon, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 [Ahavat Ha-Drakon]
- Stowaway, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 [Nosa`at Semuyah]
- Solar Plexus: Poems 1975-1999, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2002 [Miklaat Ha-Shemesh]
- A Picture of a Father and his Daughter, Keshev, 2004 [Tmuna Shel Aba VeYalda]
External links
- French translations of selected poems
- Poem - Tel Aviv Beach, Winder '74
- Poem - What Is?
- Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
See also
- List of Bialik Prize recipientsBialik PrizeThe Bialik Prize is an annual literary award given by the municipality of Tel Aviv, Israel for significant accomplishments in Hebrew literature. The prize is named in memory of Hayyim Nahman Bialik. There are two separate prizes, one specifically for "Literature", which is in the field of fiction,...