[image ID: an open book of Natan Zach's poems (in hebrew), with a pencil sketch on the right page. the sketch depicts a breakwater stretching out into sea. in the distant part of the breakwater, a large human face replaces one of the stones. it is staring upwards and to the left in profile. on the right page, the last stanza of במרוצת השנים. on the left, עורך נקטף. /.End ID]
[image ID: the same book, with pencil sketches on each page. on the right page, the sketch depicts a winged angelic figure looking down at a human figure kneeling in sand. the angel is positioned in the top left corner and posed in flight, its robes blowing in the wind, and its left hand raised in warning. the human figure is positioned in the bottom left, looking up towards the angel, its face shining. in front of it, near the middle of the page, is a large rock partially submerged in the sand. also on the page is the poem דמדומים כהכנה.
the left page contains the chapter-title העיר, as well as a sketch of a 1970s london street. two rows of buildings stretch towards the horizon, and between them passes a road. /.End ID]
[image ID: the same book, with two pencil sketches. the right page has nothing printed on it, and the sketch depicts part of a room. looking from below, it shows a door. above the door and to its left are cupboards. the door of the cupboard to its left is slightly open, with a towel hanging on it.
the left sketch contains a portrait of a figure, facing left in profile, its eyes and mouth open wide. the eyes are entirely blank, and the figure has no eyebrows. another figure rests a hand on its shoulder. behind the figure is the bottom of a closed window, with the blinds lowered (but not completely shut). also on the page, the poem כל שעה. /.End ID]
[image ID: the same book, with pencil sketches on each page. on the right, the back of a hand, posed such that the fingers are bunched together but mostly straightened out. slightly above the top of the wrist, horizontally centered on the hand, is an "x" symbol. printed on the page is the poem אפורים.
the left sketch depicts a figure sitting on the floor in front of a radiator and smoking. it faces the right in profile, and is viewed from a slightly low angle. its left hand touches its chest while its right is propped up on its knee, holding a cigarette. it is shirtless, dressed only in sweatpants. it also wears glasses, and has short, dark, curly hair. printed on the page is the poem מזג האויר חולה. /.End ID]
[image ID: the same book, with two pencil sketches. on the right, the sketch depicts two figures, wearing short, loose dressed, walking in the street after leaving a car. the figure on the right is turned fully away from the viewer, walking directly forwards. the figure on the left faces slightly towards the right, also turned away from the viewer. in its right arm it holds a coat, and with its left it closes the car door.
on the left page, a split trash bag on a pavement. the bag is drawn in the upper left corner, and its contents - mostly vegetables - spill out, arranged on the diagonal from the upper left to the bottom right.
printed across both pages is the poem בצל, with the majority of text on the right page. /.End ID]
selected drawn notes from my attempt to understand and formalise my feelings about Natan Zach. poems all from his book צפונית מזרחית. though i am still not really sure how i feel about him...