Abstract:

 Yona Wallach was a major figure of Israeli “Tel Aviv Poets” who rose to fame in the 1960s. Wallach led a tough and hard life. Her life experiences mirrored a generation of young women who threw themselves into the social reform around the founding of Israel. She developed a peculiar poetic style together with a daring spirit of exploration and artistic pursuit, thus possessing a unique position in modern history of Hebrew poetry. The contents of her poems are extremely expressive and awakening because she made a bold breakthrough against the traditional religious doctrines as well as ethical creeds. Meanwhile, the writing techniques that she vigorously developed show that she had a profound understanding of the function of poetic forms. In terms of the succession of traditional legacy, we find vague influence of ancient Jewish classics on Wallach judging from the ultimate care expressed in her poems.

Key words: poetry, religion, Wallach, ethics, feminism