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Najwan Darwish
A Portrait by Véronique Vercheval
Born
(1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 45) Jerusalem, Palestine
Occupation
Poet
chief cultural editor
Notable works
Nothing More to Lose
Exhausted on the Cross
Notable awards
Sarah Maguire Award for Poetry (2022)
International Cilento Poetry Prize (2023)
Nominated as a finalist for IV Premi Mediterrani Albert Camus (2024)
Website
www.najwandarwish.com
Najwan Darwish (Arabic: نجوان درويش; born December 8, 1978 in Jerusalem) is a Palestinian poet described by The New York Review of Books as "one of the foremost contemporary Arab poets".[1]
In 2009, Darwish was named as one of the Beirut39, a selection of 39 promising Arab writers.[2] In 2014, NPR included his book Nothing More To Lose as one of the best books of the year.[3] Named as "one of Arabic literature’s biggest new stars" Darwish's work has been translated into over 20 languages.[4][5]
In 2023 he has joined Empathism.[6]
^"Nothing More To Lose". New York Review Books.
^"Najwan Darwish". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^"Nothing More To Lose". National Public Radio. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
^Winstanley, Asa (2014-05-27). "The edgily modern poetry of Najwan Darwish". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
^"Najwan Darwish". Poetry Translation Centre. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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