A River Dies of Thirst Diaries

Written by one of the most acclaimed contemporary poets in the Arab world, who is often cited as the poetic voice of the Palestinian people, this diary records his observations and feelings as Israel attacked Gaza and Lebanon.

This remarkable collection of Mahmoud Darwish’s poems and prose meditations is both lyrical and philosophical, questioning and wise, full of irony and protest and play. “Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance.” As always, Darwish’s musings on unrest and loss dwell on love and humanity; myth and dream are inseparable from truth. “Truth is plain as day.” Throughout the book, Darwish returns frequently to his ongoing and often lighthearted conversation with death.