Ars poetica () is a contemporary Israeli poetry group. The name is at once a riff on

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's Art of Poetry, and on the term '' ars'', which means pimp in Arabic, and in Israeli Hebrew slang "low-life," a derogatory term for Mizrachi men with connotations of vulgar mannerisms. The group was started in about 2013 by Israeli poet

Adi Keissar Adi Keissar (in Hebrew language, Hebrew: עדי קיסר; born December 11, 1980) is an Israeli poet, and founder of the cultural group Ars poetica (Israel), Ars Poetica. Biography Keissar was born in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. She is ...

Roy Hasan Roy Hasan (; born 9 April 1983, in Hadera, Israel) is an Israeli contemporary Hebrew poet. He is a principal member of the Ars poetica literary movement. In 2015 Hasan was awarded the 2015 Bernstein Prize. Hasan grew up in a Mizrahi family ...

and

Erez Biton Erez Biton (; born 1942 in Oran, Algeria) is an Algerian-born Israeli poet of Moroccan descent. He is the 2015 recipient of the Israel Prize for Hebrew Literature and Poetry, among other literary awards. Biography Erez Biton was born in Oran i ...

are among the more notable members.

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Hebrew-language literature Israeli literary movement Israeli poetry Poetry organizations Mizrahi Jewish culture in Israel 2013 establishments in Israel {{Poetry-stub