Poem

Noa Shakargy

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MEDIOCRE

I left dance in order not
to be mediocre
I left

music in order
not to be
mediocre I left

my studies
in order not to be
mediocre. And now all this
business

of poetry

בינונית

עָזַבְתִּי אֶת הַמָּחוֹל בִּשְׁבִיל לֹא
לִהְיוֹת בֵּינוֹנִית
עָזַבְתִּי

אֶת הַמּוּזִיקָה בִּשְׁבִיל
לֹא לִהְיוֹת
בֵּינוֹנִית עָזַבְתִּי

אֶת הַלִּמּוּדִים
בִּשְׁבִיל לֹא לִהְיוֹת
בֵּינוֹנִית. וְעַכְשָׁו עִם כָּל הָעֵסֶק
הַזֶּה

שֶׁל הַשִּׁירָה

Noa Shakargy

(Israel, 1989)

About Noa Shakargy’s debut book, renowned Israeli poet and translator Rami Saari has this to say: It is “something small which contains multitudes, a refreshing riddle from beginning to end. Those who know of her prolific pursuits in the field of poetry over the last decade will be surprised to hear that this is her only first.” He continues:

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MEDIOCRE

I left dance in order not
to be mediocre
I left

music in order
not to be
mediocre I left

my studies
in order not to be
mediocre. And now all this
business

of poetry

MEDIOCRE

I left dance in order not
to be mediocre
I left

music in order
not to be
mediocre I left

my studies
in order not to be
mediocre. And now all this
business

of poetry