Amira Hess

Amira Hess (b. Baghdad, Iraq) was born to an ancient rabbinical family. She was brought to Israel in 1951, at first living with her family in an immigrant transit camp, and later moving to Jerusalem, where she lives today. She worked as secretary in the Foreign Office and in the Government Press Office. Her first book, published in 1984, was awarded the Luria Prize. She received the Prime Minister`s Prize in 2005.

Books Published in Hebrew

And the Moon is Dripping Madness (poetry), Am Oved, 1984 [Ve-Yareah Notef Shigaon]

Two Horses by the Light Line (poetry), Am Oved, 1987 [Shnei Susim al Kav Ha-Or]

The Information Eater (poetry), Bitan, 1993 [Bolea Ha-Informatzia]

Yovel (poetry), Carmel, 1998

The Boulimia of the Soul (poetry), Helicon, 2007 [Ha-Bulimia Shel Ha-Neshama]

Books in Translation

Individual poems have been published in: English, German, Greek, Spanish, and Russian.

Last updated: 30.04.2008