Aharon Shabtai

Aharon Shabtai (1939, b. Tel Aviv, Israel) studied ancient Greek Literature at the Hebrew University. He teaches at Tel Aviv University. Known as a poet, he also translates Greek drama. His poetry, translated into French, has been critically acclaimed.

Books Published in Hebrew

Poetry

Teacher`s Room, Achshav, 1966 [Hadar Ha-Morim]

Kibbutz, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1973 [Kibbutz]

Domestic Poem, Siman Kriah, 1976 [Ha-Poema Ha-Beitit]

The Book of Nothing, Sifriat Poalim, 1981 [Sefer Ha-Klum]

Thread, Proza, 1981 [Hut]

The Donkey, Ekked, 1982 [He-Hamor]

First Lecture, Achshav, 1985 [Ha-Hartza`ah Ha-Rishonah]

Begin, Keter, 1986 [Begin]

Love, Am Oved, 1988 [Ahavah]

Divorce, Bialik Institute, 1990 [Gerushin]

Ziva, Zmora Bitan, 1990 [Ziva]

Metazivika, Zmora Bitan, 1992 [Metazivika]

Heart, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 [Ha-Lev]

That Wonderful Month of May, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1997 [Hodesh May Ha-Nifla]

Books in Translation

The Domestic Poem
French: Montpellier, Editions de l`Eclat, 1987

First Lecture
French: Montpellier, Editions de l`Eclat, 1990

Love and Selected Poems
English: New York, Sheep Meadow, 1997; Paperback, 1999

Selected Poems
English: New York, New Directions, 2003

Individual poems have been published in: Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish.