Harvard Event: Antoon Reads Darwish

"I COME FROM THERE": Celebrating the Life and Poetry of Mahmoud Darwish*

Thursday, September 18, 7.30-9.30 pm
Thompson Room, Barker Center, Harvard University

A bilingual reading by students, faculty, and community members featuring an introduction
by Sinan Antoon, Assistant Professor of Arabic Literature, NYU

For over four decades, Mahmoud Darwish was the pre-eminent Palestinian poet, a leading figure both in Arabic letters and on the world literary stage. Mahmoud Darwish passed away on 9 August, leaving behind dozens of works translated into over 20 languages. Please join us in marking the end of the customary 40-day mourning period ("*arba'in*") with a celebration of his life and work.