Yona Wallach - biography

Yona Wallach

Birth June 14, 1944June 14, 1944 Gregorian
June 1, 1944 Julian
Sivan 23, 5704 Hebrew , Kiryat Ono, Israel
Death September 29, 1985September 29, 1985 Gregorian
September 16, 1985 Julian
Tishrei 14, 5746 Hebrew , Tel Aviv, Israel
Age 41
First names Yona
Family name Wallach , Volokh , Wollach
Occupation types Artistic activity

Yona Wallach (Hebrew: יונה וולך‎, 1944-1985) was an Israeli poet. She was proud of her bisexuality[1] and stunned her readers with her daring expressions of sexuality and spirituality combined.

Wallach also featured Jungian psychology in her work. Wallach also wrote lyrics for, and performed with, Israeli rock bands. Her book, Island Songs, was published in 1969. She died of breast cancer in 1985.

In her poem Yonatan, she portrays herself as a young boy, Yonatan, who is decapitated by other boys who thirst for his blood.

Article author:

Zipora Galitski