Should the creator close
his mouth when his work
begins to speak?
And this should come from the assumption
that his mouth is truly
his own
and he does not wear
another
man’s mouth
in the morning
And if he does,
It is probable that his bother
will shut
her mouth
will not help and this
because
every confessional work
is
an “analysis of
his neurosis”
Therefore,
he will never succeed, whether
loud chatter
or silence.
To leave his writing
mute
the tongue is a direct agreement
between his heart
and readers
so, should be
think
so
Think of his children.
If to be, then be
a poet.
Tali Cohen Shabtai, is a poet, she was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She began writing poetry at
the age of six, she had been an excellent student of literature. She began her writings by
publishing her impressions in the school’s newspaper. First of all she published her poetry in a
prestigious literary magazine of Israel ‘Moznayim’ when she was fifteen years old.
Tali has written three poetry books: Purple Diluted in a Black’s Thick (bilingual 2007), Protest (bilingual 2012), and Nine Years From You (2018).
Tali’s poems express spiritual and physical exile. She is studying her exile and freedom paradox, her cosmopolitan vision is very obvious in her writings. She lived some years in Oslo Norway and in the U.S.A. She is very prominent as a poet with a special lyric “she doesn’t give herself easily, but subject to her own rules”.
Tali studied at the David Yellin College of Education for a bachelor’s degree. She is a member of the Hebrew Writers Association and the Israeli Writers Association in the state of Israel.
In 2014, Cohen Shabtai also participated in a Norwegian documentary about poets lives called “The Last Bohemian” - “Den Siste Bohemien” and screened in the cinema in Scandinavia.
By 2020, her fourth book of poetry will be published which will also be published in Norway. Her literary works have been translated into many languages as well.
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