Mahmoud Darwish remembered

Thanks to everyone who made it out to commemorate the life and poetry of Mahmoud Darwish at the Rouge Lounge on the anniversary of his passing.

You can learn more about the life of Mahmoud Darwish below in the two-part Al Jazeera feature on Darwish made shortly after his death on August 9, 2008.

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You can learn more about Darwish and hear him reading his poetry here and find many of his poems in both Arabic and English online.