Hava Pinhas-Cohen
Hava Pinhas-Cohen (born 1955) is an Israeli writer and poet.
Early life
Hava Pinhas-Cohen is an Israeli writer and poet. She was born to a Jewish family of Bulgarian immigrants in 1955. Her family fled the European continent in the aftermath of World War II. They found a new life in Israel. Pinhas-Cohen was the first in her family to be born in the state of Israel.
According to Yaniv Hagbi, in a comment translated from Hebrew to English, "Her experiences, the state of Israel, Judaism, eroticism, and the Tenach are remarkably woven together in the tapestry of her work." Pinchas-Cohen and her four daughters live in Jerusalem.[1]
Job background
Pinhas-Cohen is a poet, editor and a lecturer of literature and art. In 1989 she founded and edited the Jewish literature, art and culture journal Dimui.[2] "Her poems have been translated and appear in various anthologies in English, French, Serbian-Croatian, Chinese, Greek, and Spanish." Some of her works are Mostly Color, Journey of the Doe, River and Forgetfulness, Orphea’s Poems The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut, A school of one man, and My Brother, the thirst. In 2007 she founded and became the Artistic Director of Kisufim, a conference of Jewish writers. it has had three successful festivals. The years being 2007, 2009 and 2013.
Current Life
Hava Pinhas-Cohen studied Hebrew literature and art history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has taught literature and written proficiency in high school for many years, and has developed a special method of integrating literature, Bible, visual arts and cinema. Since 1990, she has been the Editor-in-Chief of Dimui, a journal of literature, criticism and Jewish culture. She is also a book reviewer, translator, and columnist for the daily newspaper Maariv.
Works of literature
- Dimui
- Mostly Color
- Journey of the Doe
- River and Forgetfulness
- Orphea’s Poems
- The Gardener, the Bitch and the Slut
- A School of One Man
- My Brother, the Thirst
Awards and Recognition
- Prime Minister's Prize (1996)
- The ACUM Prize (1998)
- The Kugel Prize (2000)
- The Alterman Prize (2002)
- The Ramat Gan Prize (2013)
- The Rishon LeZion Prize for Creativity in Hebrew Language (2015)
See also
References
- ↑ "The Union Between Sexuality and Religion". Hava Pinhas-Cohen. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Hava Pinhas Cohen". International Writers Festival, Jerusalem. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
Sources
- "Hava Pinchas-Cohen". Hava Pinchas-Cohen. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- "Israeli Poetess Pinhan Cohen".
- "Reviews and Interviews".