“The work of the poet is the work of the historian”

Najwan Darwish was born in Jerusalem in 1978. He is a poet, journalist, editor and cultural critic. Currently he is chief editor of the cultural section of the Al Araby Al Jadeed newspaper. He serves as literary advisor to the Palestine Festival of Literature. Since the publication of his first collection in 2000, his poetry has been translated into several languages.

Apoorva works with the BDS Movement in India.