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Spirit Captive

Jerusalem in Poetry, Prose and Paintings

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Spirit Captive is the impressive collection of poems, short stories, memories and artworks that Helen Bar-Lev presents to us as a real declaration of love to Jerusalem. Emily Dickinson wrote "Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door" and this is what Helen seems to do here: ready and open to numerous opportunities to profess her unending dedication to the city she so deeply loves: the result is a sense of universal - sometimes suffering - beauty that permeates us. Through Helen's eyes we see Jerusalem in the four seasons, in the passing of the hours of the day, and every time what...

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I was born in New York City in 1942. September 1959 - I arrived in Israel age 17 1/2, right after finishing high school, with a scholarship to study at the Haim Greenberg Teachers' Institute in the Ba'aka neighbourhood of Jerusalem. 1961 - I returned to New York. In 1963 I was accepted to study art at the Cooper Union School for Art and Architecture, then moved to Los Angeles in 1965 where the Op-Art and Pop-Art of the time put me off art for the next ten years. So instead I graduated with a B.A. degree in Anthropology. 1973 - Made Aliyah with my family and within the year, the beauty of the landscape beckoned, and my art returned. 1973 - 1978 - Lived in Rehovot, 1976, first group exhibition, 1977, first solo exhibition 1977 - 1978 - Travelled once a week to Jerusalem to study with Yosef Hirsch 1979 - moved to Jerusalem 1982 - 1989 - Lived in the Compound of the Ethiopian Church in the Centre of Jerusalem. This was without doubt the most colourful, memorable phase of my life 1989 - 2001 - Lived in the Artists' Colony, Tsfat (Safad), City of Mystics, the Upper Galilee, had an 'exhibition' (read: gallery) in a large room in my house. 2001 - 2007 - Back to Jerusalem, lived adjacent to the Moon Forest 2004 - Began writing poetry, then short stories. 2007 - forever - moved to Metulla, the northernmost town in Israel I've had over 100 exhibitions of my landscape paintings, 34 of which were onewoman shows. My poems and artwork have appeared in numerous online and print anthologies. Eight poetry collections so far, all illustrated by me. I have been awarded the Amy Kitchener senior poet laureate and in 2013 I was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. I'm also the Israeli representative for Immagine & Poesia. I am the recipient of the Homer European Medal for Poetry and Art. In 2021 I was the winner of the Colori dell'Anima award (Sanremo, Italy), 10th Edition, for a collection of ten poems about Jerusalem, all of which appear here. I have been a member of the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association since 1979, and a member of Voices Israel Group of Poets in English since 2004, and for which I have held these positions: Assistant President of Voices Israel, Chief Editor of Voices Annual Anthology, and Overseas Connections Coordinator. I've lived in Metulla now for 16 years, but Jerusalem continues to course through my soul. Often enough I have dreams that I am back in Jerusalem, asking the Ethiopian monks to rent me a flat.