Maya Bejerano



 Maya Bejerano (מאיה בז'רנו; born 1949 Kibbutz Eilon) is an Israeli poet.

She graduated from Bar-Ilan University with a B.A. in Literature and Philosophy, and from Hebrew University with an M.A. in Library Sciences. She won a 2010 ACUM literary award, and is a three-time recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works (1986, 1994, 1996). In 2002 she was awarded the Bialik Prize.

Works

 * Bat Ya`ana (Ostrich), Achshav, 1978
 * Ha-Hom Ve-Ha-Kor (The Heat and the Cold), Alef, 1981
 * Ibud Netunim 52 (Data Processing 52), Alef, 1983
 * Shirat ha-Tziporim (The Song of the Birds), Achshav, 1985
 * Kol (Voice), Siman Kriah/Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1987
 * Retzef Ha-Shirim 1972-1986 (Selected Poems), Am Oved, 1987
 * Leviatan (Whale), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1990
 * Ha-Simla Ha-Kehula Ve-Sochen Ha-Bituach, (The Blue Dress and the Insurance Agent), stories & play, Keter, 1992
 * Mizmorei Iyov (The Hymns of Job), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1993
 * Ha-Perah Ha-Sakran (The Curious Flower) children, Yaron Golan, 1993
 * Anaseh Laga`at Be-Tabur Bitni (Trying to Touch My Belly Button), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998
 * Tedarim (Frequencies), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2005
 * Madrich Taiarim Ba-Ir Zara (A Tour Guide in a Foreign City) stories, Carmel, 2007
 * Hitorarti be- Merkazu sel Ha- Alachsun (Waking at the Heart of the Diagonal), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 2009

Books in English

 * The Hymns of Job and Other Poems, Translator Tsipi Keller, Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2008, ISBN 978-1-934414-16-3