About the Author

T. Carmi (1925-1994) was born in New York City, and settled in Israel in 1947. He published eight volumes of poetry in Hebrew, and two collections have appeared in English translation- The Brass Serpent (1964) and Somebody Like You (1971). He also translated several well-known plays into Hebrew.


T. Carmi (1925-1994) was born in New York City, and settled in Israel in 1947. He published eight volumes of poetry in Hebrew, and two collections have appeared in English translation- The Brass Serpent (1964) and Somebody Like You (1971). He also translated several well-known plays into Hebrew.