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POET HERO:
ADA AHARONI
by MY HERO Staff
 Dr. Ada Aharoni is the founder and editor of the electronic magazine Pave Peace Through Literature and Culture. This magazine was conceived during a discussion of the Peace Through Literature commission, within a larger conference in Queensland, Australia, called Building Nonviolent Futures. The magazine features the work of poets Wilfred Owen, Rosalie Bertell, Cheshmak Farouhmand and Shin Shalom, as well as those of unnamed Egyptian and Israeli soldiers killed in the Yom Kippur war of 1973. Dr. Ada Aharoni was born in Cairo, Egypt. She now resides in Israel, where she writes poems and biographies. She also lectures about the fighting between Israel and Palestine, and was recently co-president of The Bridge, a women's symposium for peace. She was awarded the 100 Global Heroines Award. Dr. Aharoni's view is that through poetry, people from both sides might come to understand each other better, and that this understanding can lead to lasting peace. Here are some poems from Pave Peace:
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Written by
MY HERO Staff
Photos courtesy of Ada Aharoni |
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Ada Aharoni's Homepage on the Culture and Literature of Peace. Palestine-Israel Journal -- To promote understanding between the people of Israel and Palestine. Seeds of Peace brings the youth of Israel and Palestine together in friendly cooperation and discussion. |
 Dr. Ada Aharoni's hero is Thea Wolf, about whom she wrote the book Not in Vain: An Extraordinary Life, published by Ladybug books. She is also the author of Peace Flower: A Space Adventure.
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 Poems from Israel by Ada Aharoni |
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| A. Navoi wrote poetry over 500 years ago that has withstood the test of time. | Ada Aharoni works for peace between Israelis and Palestinians with poetry. | Alexander Pushkin is one of Russia's greatest writers. | Anna Akhmatova is considered one of Russia's best poets. |
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| Carl Sandburg wrote poems, stories and nonfiction about Americans and American life. | Chairil Anwar was a beloved Indonesian poet. | Christine de Pisan was a 15th century French poet. | Dante Alighieri contributed to Italian culture by his use of the Tuscan language instead of Latin. |
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| Doreen Van Lee writes about her Chicago childhood. | DuBose Heyward Wrote most of the lyrics to the famous musical, 'Porgy and Bess.' | Dylan Thomas : life will carry on, always with the same vigor. | Edgar Allan Poe was a renowned poet who overcame many hardships including depression. |
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| Edna St. Vincent Millay 's poetry was both popular and critically acclaimed. | Emily Elizabeth Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems in her lifetime. | Emma Lazarus was an advocate for immigrants' rights and wrote the poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. | Hadraawi, Beloved Peacemaker / Poet of Somalia is a powerful voice for peace in his country. |
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| Henry Rago was a Poet and Professor whose poetry stands the test of time. | Ilse Bing was a remarkable poet and photographer. Her works withstand the test of time. | Isaac Rosenberg was a poet of the Great War. | Jack Prelutsky is a beloved children's book author, and the first Children's Poet Laureate |
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| Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi is a renowned Iranian poet. | Langston Hughes was nicknamed the Poet Laureate of Harlem. | Li Bai is often referred to as the 'God of Poets' in China. | Maria Josephine Barrios Filipina poet and activist |
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| Mariama Khan writes poetry to champion the cause of the voiceless. | Mattie Stepanek is a hero to people of all ages around the world. | Maya Angelou is a beloved female author and poet. | Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
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| Ntozake Shange is the inventor of the choreopoem. | Pablo Neruda is the most widely read Latin-American poet. | Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African-American poet of the nineteenth century. | Phillis Wheatley was the first distinguished African-American poet. |
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| Robert Lee Frost was named 'the national bard.' | Robert Penn Warren was the first Poet Laureate of the United States. | Saul Williams is a Spoken Word Poet and Slam Champ. | Shel Silverstein was a poet, playwright, lyricist and good friend. |
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| Theodor Seuss (Dr. Seuss) Geisel | W.E.B. Dubois was a leading 19th century writer and scholar. | William Shakespeare wrote plays & poetry that continue to have a lasting effect on readers all over the world. |
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