Aharon Shabtai

Aharon Shabtai (Hebrew: אהרון שבתאי; born April 11, 1939) is an Israeli poet and translator.

Aharon Shabtai studied Greek and philosophy in Jerusalem, at the Sorbonne and at Cambridge, and he teaches literature in Tel Aviv University.

His poetic style has varied over the years, from minimalist and romantic ("The Domestic Poem"), to erotic ("Ziva") and fiercely political ("Sun Sun").

He is the younger brother of Yaakov Shabtai, author of the novel Past Continuous, and was married to the linguist and political activist Professor Tanya Reinhart until her death in 2007.

Le Poème Domestique, Editions de l’Éclat (Paris), 1987 La Première Lecture, Editions de l’Éclat (Paris), 1990 Love and Other Poems, The Sheep Meadow Press (New York), 1997 J’accuse, New Directions (New York), 2003