About Moshe D. Shafrir-Stillman
“The Promise of Rain"
Moshe D. Shafrir-Stillman is an Israeli poet and geologist. He was born in Tel Aviv on October 1935, he is married and has three sons.
In the last 50 years Shafrir-Stillman wrote and published poems and contributed articles and short stories to numerous periodicals and daily newspapers in Israel. To date, he published nine Hebrew poetry books and one bilingual book called “The Promise of Rain" (a collection of Hebrew and English poems, Mellen Poetry Press, Lewiston, NY, USA, 1995).
As a geologist Shafrir-Stillman worked, after having completed his studies in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in several Israeli companies (such as Tahal Consulting Engineers co., Hana Oil Exploration co., etc.) searching for groundwater aquifers, mineral sources and oil & gas traps in the underground strata of Israel.
In the last 50 years Shafrir-Stillman wrote and published poems and contributed articles and short stories to numerous periodicals and daily newspapers in Israel. To date, he published nine Hebrew poetry books and one bilingual book called “The Promise of Rain" (a collection of Hebrew and English poems, Mellen Poetry Press, Lewiston, NY, USA, 1995).
As a geologist Shafrir-Stillman worked, after having completed his studies in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in several Israeli companies (such as Tahal Consulting Engineers co., Hana Oil Exploration co., etc.) searching for groundwater aquifers, mineral sources and oil & gas traps in the underground strata of Israel.
In reviews of his first book, it has been written that "Shafrir's poems express a quest for mankind existence in this threatening world". ("Maariv"- Israeli evening newspaper). "His artistic work is a unique phenomenon in our literary life. It brings out an original poetic world, surprisingly ripe, with a command of the inner layers and treasures of the Hebrew language".("Lamerhav"- Israeli daily newspaper). The list of his Hebrew books is as follows: “Belated Rain”, Hebrew poetry book, Hadar publishers, Tel Aviv, 1967;
“To ask and to answer”, Hebrew poems, Don publishing, Tel Aviv, 1975;
“The end of the game”, Hebrew poetry, Hadar publishers, Tel Aviv, 1983;
“Presentations”, Hebrew poems, Reshafim publishing house, Tel Aviv, 1989;
“Hallelujah”, a Hebrew novel (written in collaboration with Daniel Amarilio), Humanitas publishing house, Tel Aviv, 1995;
“Belated Loves”, Hebrew poems, songs & lyrics, Y. Golan publisher, Tel Aviv,1995;
“Poems on Cain and other Biblical figures”, Hebrew poetry book, Tammuz publishing house, Tel Aviv, 2000,
"Sighs and Signals", Y. Golan publisher, 2003,
"Riddles in verses On Heroes of The Old Testament" (for school pupils) Y. Golan publisher, 2006,
"Jubilee In gathering" (a collection of poems written over fifty years), Sifriat Poalim Hakibutz Hameuhad Publishers, Bnei-Brak, Israel, 2008.
In this internet site, the selected and translated poems are divided into six main subjects and themes of the author's poetry:
Poems about Life and Death,
Lyrics on the Vicissitudes of Time.
Poems on Themes & Heroes of The Bible,
Love Songs,
Poems on Knowledge,
Personal poems.
“To ask and to answer”, Hebrew poems, Don publishing, Tel Aviv, 1975;
“The end of the game”, Hebrew poetry, Hadar publishers, Tel Aviv, 1983;
“Presentations”, Hebrew poems, Reshafim publishing house, Tel Aviv, 1989;
“Hallelujah”, a Hebrew novel (written in collaboration with Daniel Amarilio), Humanitas publishing house, Tel Aviv, 1995;
“Belated Loves”, Hebrew poems, songs & lyrics, Y. Golan publisher, Tel Aviv,1995;
“Poems on Cain and other Biblical figures”, Hebrew poetry book, Tammuz publishing house, Tel Aviv, 2000,
"Sighs and Signals", Y. Golan publisher, 2003,
"Riddles in verses On Heroes of The Old Testament" (for school pupils) Y. Golan publisher, 2006,
"Jubilee In gathering" (a collection of poems written over fifty years), Sifriat Poalim Hakibutz Hameuhad Publishers, Bnei-Brak, Israel, 2008.
In this internet site, the selected and translated poems are divided into six main subjects and themes of the author's poetry:
Poems about Life and Death,
Lyrics on the Vicissitudes of Time.
Poems on Themes & Heroes of The Bible,
Love Songs,
Poems on Knowledge,
Personal poems.