Ella Bat-Tsion

Ella Bat-Tsion (Gabriella Elisha) (b. 1954; Jerusalem, Israel) is a trained librarian. She published and edited a poetry journal, and translated poetry. Her first book of poems was published in 1973. She has received numerous awards, including the ACUM and twice the Prime Minister's prize.

Ella Bat-Tsion's Home-Page can be visited at:
http://members.xoom.com/shirim


Books Published in Hebrew
My Lips Breathed Darkness into the Body (poetry), Siman Kriah, 1973 [Bi-Sefatayim Nashafti Hoshech La-Guf]
Night of the Singer (poetry), Massada, 1976 [Leil Ha-Zameret]
Verbal Respiration (poetry), Siman Kriah, 1980 [Hanshamah Milulit]
Another Music (poetry), Eichut/Adam, 1983 [Musica Aheret]
Texts and Mini-Texts, Published by the Author, 1985 [Textim Ve-Mini-Textim]
Inspiration (poetry), Aleph, 1987 [Hashra'ah]
The Book of God's Dreams (poetry), Writers Association, 1994 [Sefer Ha-Halomot Shel Elohim]
Painted Writing of Half-Love Half-Hate (poetry), Dagesh, 1996 [Ketiva Metzuyeret Shel Hatzi Ahavah Hatzi Sin'ah]
Sub-Language or Water, Mother, Psyche (poetry), Dagesh, 1996 [Sefat Saf O Mayim, Ima, Nefesh]
The Poems Book of Ella Bat-Tsion (poetry), Dagesh, 1997 [Sefer Ha-Shirim Shel Ella Bat-Tsion]

Books in Translation
Individual poems have been published in: English and Spanish.

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