Visiting the online literary magazine The Cortland Review, is always a treat, but here it is especially so, as they have provided visitors with "An Introduction to the Work of Yehuda Amichai,." including full-text online versions of three of his poems: "Ein Yahav," "Yad Mordechai," and "A Jewish Cemetery in Germany." When you're done reading, you can go back and listen to RealAudio versions of the poems. A good starting point for your appreciation of the writer and his work.

The New Republic Online: Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000)
http://www.thenewrepublic.com/100900/wieseltier100900.html

This obituary of Amichai, written by Leon Weiseltier, pays homage to the man and his work. A brief commentary on Amichai's life and accomplishments is followed by Weiseltier's translation of five of Amichai's stunning poems about mortality. A fitting tribute to a great man.

The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature: Yehuda Amichai (1924-2000)
http://www.ithl.org.il/amichai/

TMaintained for the sole purpose of keeping the famous writer in our hearts, this site pays tribute to the famous Jewish poet. Upon visiting the site, you can exercise a number of options: you can read a good biography of Amichai, view online versions of six of his poems, light a candle in memoriam, or read the touching comments in his condolence book.

The Academy of American Poets; Yehuda Amichai
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=126

This Webpage serves as a good starting point for your research of the poet and his work. Here you'll find an online version of his poem, "Memorial Day for the War Dead," along with five solid links to Amichai exhibits elsewhere on the Web.

BIOGRAPHY
Yehuda Amichai (b. 1924) was born in Germany and moved with his family to Jerusalem in 1936. Amichai fought with the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during World War II and in the War of Independence. After the war, he attended Hebrew University. His first volume of poetry, Achshav Uve-Yamin HaAharim [Now and in Other Days] appeared in 1955 and immediately attracted the interest of the poetry-reading public. Widely read and admired outside his country, his works have been translated into 33 languages.; He is also the author of two novels and a book of short stories, his Collected Poems appeared in 1963, and The Selected Poems of Yehuda Amichai was published in 1996.