אורציון ברתנא נולד בי"ג באייר תש"ט, 12 במאי 1949 בתל-אביב לאביו, המשורר מרדכי ברתנא. מוסמך אוניברסיטת תל-אביב בספרות ובפילוסופיה ובעל תואר דוקטור בספרות עברית מטעם אוניברסיטת בר-אילן. לימד ספרות בטכניון בחיפה, בסמינר הקיבוצים, באוניברסיטת תל-אביב, באוניברסיטת בר-אילן ובמכללה האקדמית יהודה ושומרון. מאז 1975 אורציון ברתנא חבר אגודת הסופרים העברים במדינת ישראל ומילא תפקידים שונים בה, כולל תפקיד יושב ראש האגודה. הוא שימש גם כעורך ביטאונה 'מאזנים'. בנוסף על היותו חוקר ספרות, ברתנא הינו משורר. הוא זכה במספר פרסים ספרותיים, כולל פרס קוגל מטעם עירית חולון, זכה פעמיים בפרס ברנשטיין על ביקורת ספרותית, פרס וולנדרוד, פרס ראש הממשלה ע"ש לוי אשכול לשנת תשמ"ח וב-1997 זכה בפרס ברנר על שירתו. אורציון ברתנא מתגורר בעיר הולדתו תל-אביב.
[מקורות: גרנות, לקסיקון הקשרים לסופרים ישראלים, ויקיפדיה]
[צילום: מוטי קיקיון]

Ortsion Bartana was born in Tel Aviv, in 12.5.1949. His childhood was described poetically in poems, dedicated to him by his father, the poet B. Mordechay. At the age of fourteen his first poem was published in the magazine, ‘Hapoel Hatsair’, and at the age of seventeen, when in the last class of high school, his first poetry book was published. He studied Hebrew literature and general Philosophy for the B.A. and for the M.A. degrees at Tel Aviv University, summa cun laude. He took his Ph.D. at Bar-Ilan University, in 1980. From 1971 he has been teaching mostly Hebrew literature in several academic institutions, including Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University and the Technion in Haifa. Several Ph.D. theses have been written under his guidance. At present Professor Bartana is the head of the department for Israel’s Heritage in the Academic College of Judea and Samaria. He teaches also in the Academic College of Kibuzim in Tel-Aviv. He has been editor of several literary magazines, includes ‘Moznaim’, the monthly publication of the Hebrew writers’ Association, and ‘B.Hasofer’. Between the years 1995-2001 he has been the chairman of the Hebrew Writers’ Association, and president of the P.E.N club, Israel. Ortsion Bartana has published nine collections of poetry, four collections of short stories, two novels, four books of criticism, and five books of literary research. His poetry book, ‘Bird In Hand’, being published in Israel in 1997, is a collection of new and old poems from the last thirty years. 'My Father, an interval', a monograph dedicated to his father and his poetry, was published in 1998. His Poetry book, ‘Love for Balconies Plants’, published in 2001 His last Poetry book, so far, 'Noah's Ark. Maybe', with paintings illustrated by Dani Kerman, published in 2006. His last research book, so far, is ‘End of Century & Beginning of Century’, literary research (2002) now being translated into several languages. New Collection of short stories, ‘Red and Other Stories’, published now (2003) in Hebrew in Tel Aviv, and published in Russian (September 2006). His last published English research is “The Brenner School and the Agnon School in Hebrew Literature of the Twentieth Century”. HEBREW STUDIES, Volume XLV, L.A. 2004. In the course of the years he has won many literary awards, including the Prime Minister’s Award, Bernstein Award, Wolff scholarship and Brener Award. His poems, stories and articles, have been translated into several languages, and published in many literary magazines and in many Anthologies in Europe and in the States. ‘A Stroll Behind The House’, a collection of poems, was published in Sweden in 1994. Under the title ‘Bird in Hand' was published in 1999 a collection of his poems in Russian. ‘Hidden Light’, a novel, was published in Sweden in 2001.

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• אורציון ברתנא - הבלוג באתר 'בננות'.
• קישורים למאמרים של אורציון ברתנא בספריה הוירטואלית של מט"ח.