At the Sursock Museum, Rima Abdul Malak (right) and Dana Mikhael lend their voices to the poems, accompanied by Jack Estephan on electric baritone violin. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
At the same time as Marseille, Paris and Rabat — and ahead of New York and about 30 other cities around the world — Beirut paid tribute to the poet who drew rock-star-sized crowds to his readings. The evening was divided into two parts: a screening of the 1998 documentary "Mahmoud Darwish, et la terre comme la langue" (Mahmoud Darwish, and the Earth as Language), directed by Simone Bitton, followed by readings of works by young Palestinian poets who are carrying his legacy forward in their own ways.A night born by coincidenceAs part of the Mediterranean Season 2026, the Centre Pompidou joined forces with the Arab World Institute on Sept. 25 to celebrate this major figure of Arabic and world poetry through its annual poetry event. At the same time, around 30 venues around the world were holding their own tributes to Darwish,...
At the same time as Marseille, Paris and Rabat — and ahead of New York and about 30 other cities around the world — Beirut paid tribute to the poet who drew rock-star-sized crowds to his readings. The evening was divided into two parts: a screening of the 1998 documentary "Mahmoud Darwish, et la terre comme la langue" (Mahmoud Darwish, and the Earth as Language), directed by Simone Bitton, followed by readings of works by young Palestinian poets who are carrying his legacy forward in their own ways.A night born by coincidenceAs part of the Mediterranean Season 2026, the Centre Pompidou joined forces with the Arab World Institute on Sept. 25 to celebrate this major figure of Arabic and world poetry through its annual poetry event. At the same time, around 30 venues around the world were holding their own tributes to...
