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«Un libro esclarecedor sobre el dolor de un pueblo. Estos poemas reconcilian al lector con el valor de la poesía, nos sitúan en el lugar del otro, nos enseñan a mirar y a sentir como aquellos a quienes desconocemos». Fernando Valverde
130 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2016
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About the author
Najwan Darwish
20 books39 followersNajwan Darwish; born December 8, 1978 in Jerusalem, is an Arabic-language poet. The New York Review of Books has described him as "one of the foremost Arabic-language poets of his generation". In 2014, NPR included his book Nothing More To Lose as one of the best books of the year.
Besides being a prominent poet, Darwish is a leading cultural editor in the Arab world. He has played an important role in developing Arabic cultural journalism by co-founding independent magazines and mainstream daily newspapers, as well as being a sharp critic.He was the chief editor of Min Wa Ila (From/To) Magazine in Palestine,and the cultural critic for Al Akhbar newspaper in Lebanon from 2006 to 2012, amongst other key positions in cultural journalism. In 2014 he became the founding chief editor of the cultural section of Al Araby Al Jadeed (The New Arab), a major pan-Arab daily newspaper based in London.
Darwish is active in diverse media, culture and art projects in Palestine and the Arab world. He was the literary advisor of MASARAT Palestine, the Palestinian Cultural and Artistic Year in Belgium (2007-2008) alongside the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish who was the head of the committee. He is the literary advisor to the Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest).
Darwish is a speaker and lecturer. Past lectures include "The Sexual Image of Israel in the Arab Imagination" at Homeworks (Beirut, 2008) and "To Be a Palestinian Intellectual After Oslo" at the House of Culture (Oslo, 2009).
Besides being a prominent poet, Darwish is a leading cultural editor in the Arab world. He has played an important role in developing Arabic cultural journalism by co-founding independent magazines and mainstream daily newspapers, as well as being a sharp critic.He was the chief editor of Min Wa Ila (From/To) Magazine in Palestine,and the cultural critic for Al Akhbar newspaper in Lebanon from 2006 to 2012, amongst other key positions in cultural journalism. In 2014 he became the founding chief editor of the cultural section of Al Araby Al Jadeed (The New Arab), a major pan-Arab daily newspaper based in London.
Darwish is active in diverse media, culture and art projects in Palestine and the Arab world. He was the literary advisor of MASARAT Palestine, the Palestinian Cultural and Artistic Year in Belgium (2007-2008) alongside the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish who was the head of the committee. He is the literary advisor to the Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest).
Darwish is a speaker and lecturer. Past lectures include "The Sexual Image of Israel in the Arab Imagination" at Homeworks (Beirut, 2008) and "To Be a Palestinian Intellectual After Oslo" at the House of Culture (Oslo, 2009).
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April 4, 2025
Son poemas muy tristes. Es increíble que algunos de ellos llevan ya más de 15 años de haberse escrito y siguen tan vigentes como entonces. Todo el tiempo tuve en mente este poema de Marwan Makhoul:
“Para escribir una poesía
que no sea política
debo escuchar a los pájaros
Pero para escuchar a los pájaros
hace falta que cese el bombardeo.”
“Para escribir una poesía
que no sea política
debo escuchar a los pájaros
Pero para escuchar a los pájaros
hace falta que cese el bombardeo.”
June 19, 2022
Fuerte. Crudo. Hermoso.
May 18, 2024
Un libro que describe majestuosamente, de forma cruda, la realidad de la vida palestina y descubre el mundo errante, loco, sin sentido que vivimos.
February 10, 2025
"Es fácil, en cualquier momento, reunir a unos effendis y pedirles que levanten una bandera blanca frente a la Puerta de Jaffa para hacerse una foto."
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