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Shai Dotan

Shai Dotan was born in Eilat and lives in Jerusalem, where he works at the Israeli Tax Authority. He is one of the founders of “Ktovet” (Address), a group of poets who hold readings and workshops in a community center near the Jewish market in Jerusalem. His first book, On the Verge, won Israel’s Ministry of Education and Culture prize in 2005.

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One Minute

Just one minute. I want to scream. I shot him. He advanced with a suspicious face. Who knew his pockets were empty, his bag full of clothes. Perhaps he didn’t have a work permit, or once stole across the border. Perhaps he didn’t hear my [...]

Pears

The pears are not seen As the observer wills. —Wallace Stevens 1 Sometimes they are pears. At other times, sirens in a basket. And, not so often, violins one tunes with a stem. 2 Pears hold their heads up high, they have cello-shaped [...]