11 Facts About Esther Raab

Esther Raab was a Hebrew author of prose and poetry, known as "the first Sabra poet", due to her eminence as the first Israeli woman poet and for the prominence of her native landscape in her imagery.

Esther Raab was born and raised in the rural moshava of Petah Tikva in Palestine, to founding residents Judah and Leah Raab.

Esther Raab was the second of four children born to Yehuda and Leah, Yehuda's second wife.

Esther Raab later wrote that she was much hurt by that decision.

In 1921, Esther Raab visited her cousins, the Green family, in Cairo, Egypt.

In December 1921, Esther Raab married her cousin, Yitzhak Green, in Cairo.

Esther Raab then returned to Palestine and lived in Tel Aviv, where her home became a literary salon.

Esther Raab continued to publish over several decades, often silent for years due to financial and other difficulties.

Two collections of Esther Raab's work were published after her death: Collected Poems in 1988 and Collected Prose in 2001.

Much of Esther Raab's poetry is written in free verse, with no set rhyme or meter.

The principal theme present in Esther Raab's work is nature; she references particular plants and often describes the land of Israel in her works.