Michal Snunit
מיכל סנונית
Michal Snunit was born at Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh, Israel. She studied theatre and literature at Tel Aviv University and has worked in agriculture, with kibbutz children and later as a journalist. From 1976 to 1980 she edited a weekly magazine. In addition to her collections of poetry, she has written books for young readers. Her book The Soul Bird is a national and international bestseller and was selected in 2006 as Book of the Year in Mexico by the President and the Ministry of Education. Snunit was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize (2005) and the Rena Lee Prize for Poetry (2014).
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