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    Najwan Darwish

    Palestinian poet (born 1978)

    Najwan Darwish

    A Portrait by Véronique Vercheval

    Born (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 46)
    Jerusalem
    Occupation
    • Poet
    • chief cultural editor
    Notable works
    • Nothing More to Lose
    • Exhausted on the Cross
    Notable awards
    • Sarah Maguire Award for Poetry (2022)
    • Nominated as a finalist for IV Premi Mediterrani Albert Camus (2024)
    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]&#