Just got this notice of a celebration of the poet Mahmoud Darwish on September 18:
"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.
