Poets' Tour in Tel Aviv

The tour focuses on the female spirit, on female poets who were active in Tel Aviv during the Mandate period and after the establishment of the State.

We will focus mainly on Rachel Bluwstein, also known as Rachel the Poet, Tirza Atar, and Leah Goldberg., But I will also talk about others. Like Yona Wallach and Dalia Ravikovitch, and also Yemima Tchernovitch, Avidar Dvora Baron is not a poet, but an important writer of her time.

After providing some background and explanation, we will proceed to Arnon Street and stop at the house where Rachel Goldberg lived with her mother. From there, we will continue to Gordon Street, Dov Hoz. We will stop at the Mizrahi Youth Center and discuss Yemima Tchernowitz Avidar, who was a kindergarten teacher, writer, and poet. We will continue to Dov Hoz Street and stop at the corner of Ben Ami Street, where Nathan Alterman and Rachel Marcus lived and where Tirza Atar was born.

From there, we will continue to Hovevei Zion Street, passing by the house where Arik Einstein lived and died. He was a singer who often sang songs by female poets. We will continue to Bograshov Street until we reach the corner of Hayarkon Street, where Rachel Bluwstein lived in an attic. Of course, along the way, we will talk about other female poets who lived in the area.

The tour will be accompanied by readings of the poet's poems and musical renditions of some of them.