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when interviewed
Palestinian poet, critic, journalist, literary editor, and translator
Said about him
"his poems, are clever and daring. An exhilarating collection from one of the most exciting young voices in the Arab world."Nathalie Handal
"From Jerusalem where he works and lives, N. Darwish has become a distinguished voice for his nation’s struggle"
Emily Dische-Becker, Poetry International
his poetry
- born, lives works in Jerusalem 1978
- 36 year old
-talks about despair and resistance
-uses dark humor irony to express the harsh reality of death
-the life of Christ is always present
it symbolizes his conflicted relationship with Jerusalem
Najwan Darwish
why poetry?
the literary advisor to the Palestine Festival for Literature (Palfest)
Why should people have poetry in their lives?
One of my first encounters with poetry was when I spent an evening in a graveyard in Jerusalem, and I noticed a lot of poems written on the graves, and I thought to myself, poetry is the deepest human expression. I still think that. My deepest thoughts, I could only [express] in poetry.
co-founded, directed ,advised on several key projects in : literature, visual arts, theater, creative writing education, cultural journalism and publishing in the Arab World , Europe.
Awards
-In 2009, the Hay Festival Beirut39 named him one of the 39 best Arab writers under 39.
- the same year, he was awarded the Jerusalem International Peace Award
literary critic, journalist, correspondent of Al-Akhbar Lebanese newspaper in Jerusalem.
active writer of articles :Kanafani, Jabra Naji Alali
published his first collection in 2000:
He Was Knocking At The Last Door
- published five books
-his poetry appeared in several anthologies
-was translated into 10 languages
- English : Kareem Abu-Zeid,Sousan Hammad,
-french :Antoine Jockey
As a journalist
- editor for 360 Degrees, a syndicated radio program dedicated to the coverage of the arts in the Arab world.
- editor of Min wa Ila magazine, publishes emerging writers' works
-editor of ROA’A,Palestinian monthly journal on arts and culture