Diti Ronen ​

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I was born in a place
called homeland,
I was born into a language
called mother tongue.
Then I grew up,
switched places and languages,
always carrying with me
my homeland
my mother tongue.
It took me years
to understand
it is not me
who carries them,
it is them who
carry me.
 
Translated by Joanna Chen

Dr. Diti Ronen is a prominent poet and a scholar. Ronen’s poetry won The Art Prize from G.F. Museum; The ACUM Award for poetry; The KUGEL Award for Literature; The Terra Poetica Prize and more. She has published twelve full length poetry books. Her poetry is translated into more than ten languages and is published worldwide in established publishing houses and literary magazines. Dr. Ronen is a researcher of Arts. 

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