yudit shahar

Yudit Shahar

2009 Winner

​Born on the border of the Hatikva neighborhood, lives in Petach Tikvah with her two children, and studied history at Tel Aviv University and special education at the Seminar Hakibbutziim College. She teaches and instructs the weaker populations.

 

She has been writing poetry since the age of seven. She publishes social political poetry in journals and anthologies. Her first book of poetry, “It’s Me Speaking”, was published in 2009 by Bavel Publishing  House and with the support of the Kesset Fund. She won the Teva Prize for Poetry in 2009.