In Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet s Art and His Nation, Mattawa pays tribute to one of the most celebrated and well-read poets of our era.
With detailed knowledge of Arabic verse and a firm grounding in Palestinian history, Mattawa explores the ways in which Darwish s aesthetics have played a crucial role in shaping and maintaining Palestinian identity and culture through decades of warfare, attrition, exile, and land confiscation.
Mattawa chronicles the evolution of his poetry, from a young poet igniting resistance in occupied land to his decades in exile where his work grew in ambition and scope.
In doing so, Mattawa reveals Darwish s verse to be both rooted to its place of longing and to transcend place, as it reaches for the universal and the human.
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Syracuse University Press Mahmoud darwish: the poet's art and his nation, hardcover/khaled mattawa
