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The hymnal poet-paver of the roads of Israel
The hymnal poet-paver of the roads of Israel
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Jul 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Called 'Lashonsky' for his comic wit, linguistic innovations and irrepressible puns, every child in Israel knows Avraham Shlonsky's version of the German Rumpelstiltskin fairytale: Utzli Gutzli.
His upbringing was one of religion and agricultural labor, which is evident in his work; host Marcela Sulak reads from his exquisite poem 'Toil,' which compares working the land to prayer.
Despite the fact that his poetry wasn't taught in Israeli schools because of his rebellion against Bialik's generation, together with Natan Alterman and Leah Goldberg, he influenced and aided many of the younger generation of poets and writers.
Text:
The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself, Ed. Burnshaw, Carmi, etc. al.Poems Found in Translation, A.Z. Foreman
Music:
Arik Lavie – Boker Tov (from Utzli Gutzli)Yaffa Yarkoni – No Caravan Of CamelsArik Einstein – Blue Handkerchief
His upbringing was one of religion and agricultural labor, which is evident in his work; host Marcela Sulak reads from his exquisite poem 'Toil,' which compares working the land to prayer.
Despite the fact that his poetry wasn't taught in Israeli schools because of his rebellion against Bialik's generation, together with Natan Alterman and Leah Goldberg, he influenced and aided many of the younger generation of poets and writers.
Text:
The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself, Ed. Burnshaw, Carmi, etc. al.Poems Found in Translation, A.Z. Foreman
Music:
Arik Lavie – Boker Tov (from Utzli Gutzli)Yaffa Yarkoni – No Caravan Of CamelsArik Einstein – Blue Handkerchief
Released:
Jul 23, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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