Shez

Shez
שז
Shez in 2014
Born	Efrat Yerushalmi (1959-10-30)October 30, 1959 Kiryat Ono, Israel
Occupations	Writer, poet, playwright, musician, songwriter
Writing career
Notable works	The Crazy Dance, Away From His Absence
Notable awards	Ron Adler Prize for Poetry (1999), Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works (2007), Hero of Culture Award from the Israeli LGBT community (2004)

Shez (Shaz, Hebrew: שז; born Efrat Yerushalmi, 30 October 1959) is an Israeli writer, poet and playwright. Recipient of the 1999 Ron Adler Prize [he] for Poetry and the 2007 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works. She is also a musician and a songwriter, described as "the first out lesbian performer in Israel". More recently she has become a facilitator of writing workshops and "weight loss through writing" workshops.

Early life

Shez was born in Kiryat Ono to Avraham and Ada Yerushalmi. She was subject to incest, reflected in her poems and books. Trying to distance herself from the past, she changed her name ("Shez" is a Hebrew contraction of Shem Zmani (Hebrew: שם זמני), "temporary name") at the age of 25.

Shez studied theatre at Thelma Yellin School [he].

Creative career

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Shez is described as a "provocative and extroverted lesbian" and her poetry is "outrageous, blunt and violent and leaves not even a narrow crack for sentimentality and compassion".

Awards

• 2007 Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.
• 2004: Hero of Culture Award from the Israeli LGBT community
• 1999 Ron Adler Prize for Poetry

References

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