Nikola Yozgof-Orbach (Israel)

Nikola Yozgof-Orbach (Israel)

Nikola Yozgof-Orbach was born on 06/08/1984 in Safed which located in Northern Israel. Yozgof-Orbach is a poet, editor, journalist, researcher, doctor of demography and literature. He is a faculty member at Safed academic college and at Haifa University Herzl institute. During his lifetime he published 8 poetry books, 5 academic books and dozens of academic articles, professional articles,and review articles in the fields of Geography, Demography, Literature and History.

My Grandfather

Who knew all the sufferings of the world

taught me how to swim in the dark

Pave my way in butterfly motions

rowing in the captivating darkness

and breathe clear light sprays

until the night goes out and a day strikes.

סָבִי

שֶׁיָּדַע כָּל סִבְלוֹת הָעוֹלָם

לִמְּדַנִי לִשְׂחוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַחֹשֶׁךְ

לְפַלֵּס דַּרְכִּי בִּתְנוּעוֹת פַּרְפַּר

לַחְתֹּר בָּאֲפֵלָה מַצְמִיתָה