Najwan Darwish

Najwan Darwish
A Portrait by Véronique Vercheval
A Portrait by Véronique Vercheval
Born (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978 (age 45)
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)
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]

  1. ^ "Nothing More To Lose". New York Review Books.
  2. ^ "Najwan Darwish". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Nothing More To Lose". National Public Radio. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ Winstanley, Asa (2014-05-27). "The edgily modern poetry of Najwan Darwish". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  5. ^ "Najwan Darwish". Poetry Translation Centre. Retrieved 2024-03-22.