Najwan Darwish

Najwan Darwish
A Portrait by Véronique Vercheval
Born (1978-12-08) December 8, 1978
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".

In 2009, Darwish was named as one of the Beirut39, a selection of 39 promising Arab writers. In 2014, NPR included his book Nothing More To Lose as one of the best books of the year. Named as "one of Arabic literature’s biggest new stars" Darwish's work has been translated into over 20 languages.

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