Dahlia Ravikovitch was one of Israel's leading woman poets. Born in Ramat Gan in 1936, she published five volumes of poetry, a book of short stories, and two books of children's verse. She studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and later worked as a journalist and teacher. She was the recipient of many of Israel's literary awards: the Shlonsky, Brenner, Ussishkin and Bialik Prizes, as well as the Award of the Municipality of Ramat Gan.