Lecture by Dr. Avi Alon: “Into the Song: ‘We All Need Mercy’”

“WE ALL NEED KINDNESS”

Nathan Zach

INTO THE POEM with Dr. Avi Alon

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Nathan Zach was one of the most influential voices in modern Hebrew poetry. In the 1950s and 1960s, he brought about a genuine revolution: instead of the pathos, meticulous rhyming, and national tone that characterized the generation before him, he introduced Hebrew poetry to a more personal, everyday, skeptical, and intimate voice. His poems deal with loneliness, love, the passage of time, and the gap between dreams and reality, but they do so in seemingly simple language, behind which lies great emotional and intellectual sophistication. In the lecture, we will follow key stages in his life and work, and see how Zach succeeded in changing the face of Hebrew poetry and giving a new voice to modern people—with their weaknesses, longings, and hopes.

About the Lecturer

Dr. Avi Alon, a researcher and lecturer in Hebrew and world poetry, appears on Galatz and Radio 103FM with a regular segment about the stories behind the great songs. Founder of the “Into the Poem” Facebook group, which has over 20,000 readers.