Gila Lapidot
Gila Lapidot is an acclaimed Israeli poet, who has published 3 poetry books:
“People Are Like Flowers”, “The Kiss of Life”, which rated no.1 in Middle Eastern poetry on Amazon, and “And the Angels Smiled”, a poetry book in Hebrew.
“One With Heaven” is Gila Lapidot’s fourth poetry book.
In addition, Lapidot has written five children’s books for ages 2-6, all of which are Amazon bestsellers:
“Shakel Shakelovitz Finds a Treasure”, “Shakel Shakelovitz Goes to First Grade”, “Shakel Shakelovitz Goes to the Circus”, “Shakel Shakelovitz Goes on a Cruise”, and “Ariel’s Toy Room”.
Shimon Peres, Israel’s 9th president, wrote about Lapidot’s poetry:
“In its sincerity and sensitivity, your poetry penetrates to the very nerve ends. Its restrained power and its turbulent softness produce a lyrical harmony that brings pleasure to its readers.”
In a personal conversation with a friend, President Peres said about Lapidot’s poetry: “I need to read each poem twice in order to reach the depth and to feel the thrill.”