Almond Blossoms and Beyond

The first English translation of recent poetry by the late Mahmoud Darwish, the most important Palestinian contemporary poet"If I die before you, I leave you the impossible."--Mahmoud Darwish, in "Exile" "A brilliant poet--certainly the most gifted of his generation in the Arab world."--Edward Said"I can only hope that the day will soon come, especially in English, when Darwish's night and dream, jasmine and almond blossoms are seen for what they are: the private lexicon of a singular and eternal, timeless voice in the history of human literature."--Fady JoudahAlmond Blossoms and Beyond is one of the last collections of poetry that Mahmoud Darwish left to the world. Composed of brief lyric poems and the magnificent sustained Exile cycle, Almond Blossoms holds an important place in Darwish's unparalleled oeuvre. It distills his late style, in which, though the specter of death looms and weddings turn to funerals, he threads the pulses and fragilities and beauties of life into the lines of his poems. Their liveliness is his own response to the collection's final call to bid "Farewell / Farewell, to the poetry of pain."

Literature & Fiction

Mahmoud Darwish

Poetry

INTERLINK+BOOKS

The Butterfly's Burden (Arabic and English Edition)

History & Criticism

Bloodaxe Books Ltd.

I, the Undersigned Mahmoud Darwish (انا الموقع ادناه محمود درويش) - Ana Al-muwaqqi Adnah Mahmoud Darwish

محمود درويش

إيفانا مرشليان

الساقي

NON SCUSARTI PER QUEL CHE HAI

Crocetti Editore

Mahmoud Darwish is the Essential Breath of the Palestinian people, the eloquent witness of exile and belonging, exquisitely tuned singer of images that invoke, link, and shine a brilliant light into the world’s whole heart. What he speaks has been embraced by readers around the worldhis in an utterly necessary voice, unforgettable once discovered.”Naomi Shihab NyeMahmoud Darwish is the leading poet in the Arab world, an artist and activist who attracts thousands to his public readings.The Butterfly's Burden combines the complete text of Darwish's two most recent full-length volumes, linked by the stunning memoir-witness poem A State of Siege.” Love poems, sonnets, journal-like distillations, and interlaced lyrics balance old literary traditions with new forms, highlighting loving reflections alongside bitter longing.From Sonnet [V]I touch you as a lonely violin touches the suburbs of the faraway place. Patiently the river asks for its share of the drizzle. And, bit by bit, a tomorrow passing in poems approaches so I carry faraway’s land and it carries me on the road.Mahmoud Darwish is the author of 30 books of poetry and prose, as well as the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. He has worked as a journalist, was director of the Palestinian Research Center, and lived in exile until his return to Palestine in 1996. He has received many international awards for his poetry.Translator Fady Joudah is a physician based in Houston, Texas. His first book of poems received the Yale Younger Poets prize.

The Butterfly's Burden

The American University in Cairo Press

أوراق الزيتون Awraq al-Zaitoun / Olive Leaves

Mahmoud Darwish Foundation, Al Ahlia, Dar Al-Nasher

Utmost of the Night (اخر الليل) - Akher Allalyl

This book is part of the Mahmoud Darwish series of poetry and prose books. This is the first edition by The Mahmoud Darwish Foundation, Al Ahlia, and Dar Al Nasher published in 2013. The series features an attractive design, excellent finish, and easy to read colors and fonts.

The Birds Die in Galilee (العصافير تموت في الجليل)

حبيبتي تنهض من نومها Habibati Tanhado Min Nawmiha / My Lover Wakes Up

تلك صورتها وهذا انتحار العاشق Tilka Souratuha Wa Haza Intihar Al-aasheq / That Is Her Picture and This Is the Lover's Suicide

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