Moshe Dor (b. 1932; Tel Aviv, Israel) served in the Hagannah and later was a correspondent for the Israel Army magazine, Bamachane. He studied political science and history at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University. A prolific poet, Moshe Dor has also written six children’s books, two collections of interviews with writers and one volume of essays. Dor has also served as literary editor and member of the Ma’ariv newspaper editorial board for many years. He was Counselor for Cultural Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in London and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at American University in Washington, D.C. He has also co-edited three English anthologies of contemporary Israeli poetry. He was awarded the prestigious Bialik Prize and was President of Israeli PEN.