שלום), was an Israeli poet, author and translator.
His poetry is known for elements derived form Hasidic and Kabbalah symbolism.
In 1973, Shalom was awarded the Israel Prize for poetry.
He is also known for having translated all of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hebrew, a feat for which he was awarded the Tchernichovsky Prize.
Shalom's brother was Yitzhak Shapira (educator) [he] was the headmaster of the Hebrew Reali School from 1955 to 1983.