2/12/14

First time I read a poem written by Yona Volah I was stunned. Stunned by her confidence to write whatever she likes, regardless to being a woman in the early 70^th in a very conservative country like Israel and still being very provocative. “Strawberries” was the name of that poem. In contrary to its innocent name it deals with her addiction to sex. Trough the years, Volah became one of the most important poetry writes in Israel, and many famous singers composed and sang her songs like Gidi Gov and Ninet Tayeb. In the 90^th, the Minister of Education ordered to stop teaching her poems after she published a poem that describes a woman wraps herself with tefillin while she bleeds during menstrual cycle.  Im telling you all of that after watching the movie “Yona” that describes her life. I do not wish to tell spoilers, but I can truly say that even if you have not heard about her, or do not like poetry you should watch that movie.