I Must Listen to the Birds: An Evening with Marwan Makhoul

The reception is presented in association with Poetry Ireland and supported by Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann. The intimate evening with Makhoul and his translator Raphael Cohen will feature poetry readings in both Arabic and Irish and performances of traditional Irish music.

Born to a Palestinian father and Lebanese mother, Makhoul grew up in Beqeia surrounded by a mountainous landscape that is omnipresent in his poetry. A Palestinian living within the state of Israel, his poetry deals with the marginalization of its Arab citizens, and with questions of personal and national identity.

Free event, booking essential.

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