The Last Stanza

The LAST STANZA - An Anthology of Poems from Tel Aviv is the first book from StanzAviv, a creative collective of writers associated with Bar Ilan University and Tel Aviv University. STANZA members (or ‘Stanzites’) come from Israel, USA, UK, France, Canada, Latvia and beyond. 

Israel is a dramatic place and the poetry in this selection is humorous, political, tragic and inspiring. Topics range from seeking refuge, travelling in Africa, war, love, meditations on existence, being Jewish at Christmas, internet banking, waking up drunk on a riverside and more.

Most poems in this ‘Stanzology’ are in English, plus there is a section in Hebrew.

All profits from this book go to the ARDC (African Refugee Development Center), an NGO in south Tel Aviv that provides shelter, education, counseling and advice to refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.

הבית  האחרון  הוא  הספר  הראשון  של  חבורת  המשוררים   Stanza

תל  אביב , קיבוץ  יצירתם  של  סופרים  הקשורים  באוניברסיטת  בר

אילן  ואוניברסיטת  תל  אביב . כל  רווחי  הספר  מוקדשיםל

המרכז  לקידום  פליטים  אפריקאים   ARDC

For more details see: www.ardc-israel.org.

Dan Savery Raz is co-author of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel and Israel & the Palestinian Territories.

Cover photograph by Nitzan Hafner