Anna Banasiak

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Mar 8, 2018, 3:32 PM

The Clouds of Israel

The Clouds of Israel The sky of Israel is flying like the light echo of time Jerusalem is infinite Israel the rustle of wings in the shadows on the sea the music of peace

Mar 6, 2018, 1:49 PM

My poem “The Harp” in Hebrew

הנבל אנה בנאסיאק ירושלים אני שומע את הכמיהה בקולך הערות רש”י מוסתרים ברשרוש של עצים האבנים מלאות באור מיסטי מוסיקה מחלחלת בגן הצלילים תהילים של דוד הם הד לנצח. בצללים של העבר אני מוצא את ההבטחה של שלום הנבל מטביע זעקת המלחמה. -- Translated from English into Hebrew by Ada Aharoni

Jan 11, 2018, 8:35 PM

A Woman of Peace

Book review by Dr. Judith Bara 'The Woman In White: An Extraordinary Life,' by author Ada Aharoni. Amazon, Bestseller Paperback and Kindle This amazing book by Egyptian-born author, Prof. Ada Aharoni, is one of the latest in her long and distinguished...

Jan 1, 2018, 5:32 PM

A rainbow of words and worlds

The book "Anti-terror and peace: IFLAC Anthology 2016 - 2017" edited by Prof. Ada Aharoni and Dr. Vijay Kumar, is a unique sign of our times which has a power to transform our inhuman postmodern reality into a society...

Dec 26, 2017, 1:24 PM

Hebrew Writers Award and poem: Year of Hope

In an impressive ceremony, Prof. Ada Aharoni received the prestigious "Hebrew Writers Association Award," in recognition of her 34 published books, and her fruitful activities for the promotion of Hebrew culture, and the culture of peace. The award was awarded to Prof....

Dec 23, 2017, 10:08 PM

Call for participation in the IFLAC anthology 2018

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE IFLAC ANTHOLOGY 2018 "ANTI-WAR AND PEACE ANTHOLOGY" The Iflac Peace Anthology 2018, will contain excellent Anti-War articles, Real Life Stories, Anti-War and Peace Poems, A Contest of Haiku, and Peace, and Anti-War paintings and Art....

Dec 22, 2017, 3:55 PM

IFLAC-Peace Forum

I F L A C INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE LITERATURE AND CULTURE of PEACE STATUTES Non-Profit Organization No. 58-035-275-5 IFLAC is a VOLUNTARY NON-PROFIT organization that operates in the spirit of love of humanity, tolerance and the advancement of understanding and peace between...

Nov 21, 2017, 8:33 PM

cats in Jerusalem purr at the poetry book as if playing jazz: furry philosophers dancing like the tzadikim the city is flying like the sky lonely jazzmen fall asleep beyond the Wall Jerusalem is dreaming and enchanting the world like a true wizard in jazz lullaby

Sep 26, 2017, 8:21 PM

Birds of Jerusalem

Birds of Jerusalem the prophets fly free passing the eternal walls in the sea of light Jerusalem haiku streets as sacred books the city light as the sky the flight of the soul the wall of brightness in every drop of the past the sounds of the harp

Aug 2, 2017, 1:50 PM

Being Jewish in Lodz

I’m searching for my genealogy in the city of four cultures in The Lauder Foundation I meet the prophets and rabbis through the holy texts people are singing and laughing talking about life and Jerusalem I’m listening to the stories taken from Amos Oz and Zeruya Shalev full...

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About Me

Anna Banasiak is a poet and literary critic from Lodz, Poland. She studied Polish philology and culture studies at the University of Warsaw. She is the winner of poetry competitions in Berlin, London and Bratislava. Her poems have appeared online via New York, London, Surrey, Australia, Canada, India and South Africa.