Ars poetica (Israel)

Ars poetica (Hebrew: ערס פואטיקה) is a contemporary Israeli poetry group.

The name is at once a riff on Horace's Art of Poetry, and on the term ars, which means pimp in Arabic, and in Israeli Hebrew slang "low-life," a derogatory term for Mizrachi men with connotations of vulgar mannerisms.[1]

The group was started in about 2013 by Israeli poet Adi Keissar. Roy Hasan and Erez Biton are among the more notable members.[1][2][3][4][5]

References
  1. Tsabari, Ayelet (16 March 2016). "Mizrahi Artists Are Here To Incite a Culture War". The Forward. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. Berkovich, Ilan (23 September 2015). "Roy Hasan Is the Hebrew Poet of Our Generation". Haaretz. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. Benaim, Rachel (December 2015). "The Mizrahim Are Finding Their Voice". The Tower Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. Margolin, Madison (3 September 2015). "The Mizrahi Thorn in the Side of Israeli Left Read". The Forward. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. "First Mizrachi Winner of Israel Prize in Literature". 29 March 2015.


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