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Omer Waldman | Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal

Omer Waldman

Omer Waldman
Omer
Waldman
PhD. Student

My main field of interest is Modern Hebrew Poetry, which I study from a linguistic point of view and by using literary theory. My MA thesis examined the linguistic characteristics and stylistic choices of Avot Yeshurun’s early poetry. I have demonstrated how Yeshurun used registers of pre-existent Hebrew texts, how contemporary poets influenced him, and how he began to form his unique style. For the research of the latter, I have compared manuscripts of his poems. In my PhD dissertation, under the supervision of Prof. Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal and Dr. Roy Greenwald (BGU), I will concentrate in writing a full linguistic description of Yeshurun's poetry. In addition I will study how Yeshurun implemented a linguistic ideology of using spoken language and dialects in his writing, that have no official written representation in Hebrew.

Another poet that I find interest in her writing is Hedva Harechavi. I have initiated the first academic conference dedicated to her work that took place in April 2021 at the Hebrew University. Writing about these two poets, I integrate topics that are part from the broader research of Hebrew Literature and its language – such as the influences of ancient Hebrew periods on the language of Modern Hebrew Poetry, or literary editing as a process towards an integration of one's poetic style.

 

Besides writing about poetry, I also write poetry. My first book "Physical Education" was published in 2019. In 2016 I was awarded the Minister of Culture Prize for Young Poets, and the Harry Hershon prize from the Hebrew University. I publish poetry, prose, and essays in daily newspapers, mostly Haaretz and Yedioth Ahronoth, and in literary journals.