Yael Globerman was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Holocaust survivor parents that came to Israel after world war two from Poland.

She is the author of the novel Shaking the Tree (1996) and numerous short stories. Her debut book of poems, Alibi, was published by Helicon Press in 2000 to great acclaim and received the ACUM Award for Poetry and the PAIS Award. Her new poetry book, Same River Twice, is forthcoming in May (Helicon Press). She translates a wide range of poetry from the English, and is currently working on a collection of poems by Ann Sexton to be followed by a selection from the poetry of W.H. Auden. Her translation of the poetry of Stephen Spender is due to be published in April 2007 (Keshev Press).

Yael studied film at Tel Aviv University and has co-written a number of scripts and a play. She lives in Tel Aviv, teaches creative writing in Oranim College and works for Babel Publishing Inc. as a scout for books published abroad.