"My poems are political in the deeper sense of the word. Political means to live in your time, to be a man of your time."Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai Quotes
Israeli - Poet|May 3, 1924 - September 22, 2000
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Yehuda Amichai Quotes
Read Yehuda Amichai quotes on poetry, language and living in your time from the celebrated Israeli poet (1924–2000).
"There are two languages: one as things seem to us and the other of knowledge."Yehuda Amichai
LanguageKnowledge
"I try to stay a civilian, to live as a human, not as a poet."Yehuda Amichai
HumilityHumanity
"The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet."Yehuda Amichai
PoetryHumility
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About Yehuda Amichai
Israeli - Poet | May 3, 1924 - September 22, 2000
# Yehuda Amichai Quotes
Yehuda Amichai was an Israeli poet, born on May 3, 1924, in Würzburg, Germany. His family emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935, and he spent most of his life in Jerusalem, a city that features throughout his work.
Amichai is widely regarded as one of the greatest modern Hebrew poets. Writing in everyday language about love, war, faith, memory and Jerusalem, he helped transform Hebrew poetry, and his work has been translated into dozens of languages. He received the Israel Prize in 1982 and died on September 22, 2000. His quotes reflect his humble view of the poet's role.
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Who was Yehuda Amichai?
Yehuda Amichai (1924–2000) was an Israeli poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of modern Hebrew.
What did Yehuda Amichai write about?
He wrote about love, war, memory, faith and above all Jerusalem, in plain, everyday Hebrew.