10 poems: YEHUDA AMICHAI POETRY PRIZE

A selection of 10 poems in English by award.winning Moroccan born Israeli poet Mois Benarroch, including the celebrated long poems "The Immigrant´s Lament" and "Self Portrait", as well as the poem "Horses", and 7 others. Mois Benarroch received the Pimer Minister Literary and Yehuda Amichai Poetry prizes.In Mois Benarroch's words I findA depth that's hard to quantifyHe captures life in every lineAnd brings to light a world divineHis poems speak of love and painOf joy and sorrow, loss and gainThey paint a picture of the soulAnd all the beauty life beholdsIn his words I see a dreamA world of hope and endless gleamA place where hearts are always trueAnd life is pure, and bright, and newThrough every verse and every rhymeMois Benarroch captures timeHe shows us all the things we've missedAnd teaches us the truest blissSo here's to Mois and to his artA poet who sings from the heartMay his words forever shineLike stars that light up every line.Read more