Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) is one of the most celebrated and revered poets in the Arab world. His works include: Memory of Forgetfulness, Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?, A River Dies of Thirst, Mural, The Butterfly's Burden, Don't Apologize for What You've Done, Like Almond Blossoms and Beyond, If I Were Another, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise, The Adam of Two Edens, and In the Presence of Absence (forthcoming). In 2001, Darwish was awarded Lannan's Cultural Freedom Prize.

Read John Berger's meditation on Darwish in The Threepenny Review.