Yakov Azriel

Yakov Azriel is a poet based in Jerusalem who teaches in the English Department of the Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Center. Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Israel at 21. His poetry often takes a verse or figure from the Hebrew Bible as an epigraph and frequently uses metrical forms such as sonnets, sestinas and villanelles. His poems have appeared in more than a thousand print and online magazines since 2000, including the Deronda Review, where he has been a contributor. He has won twenty-six awards and commendations in international poetry competitions. He has also twice received fellowships from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture.