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Enjoy a series of Livestream interviews courtesy of The State Library of NSW at your Port Macquarie Library. Najwan Darwish will screen on Monday 2nd March at 11.00am.

NAJWAN DARWISH: NO ONE WILL KNOW YOU TOMORROW
No One Will Know You Tomorrow, the multi-award-nominated collection by Palestinian poet Najwan Darwish brings together a decades-deep trove of powerful and urgent work. Born in Jerusalem in 1978, Najwan Darwish has been described as one of the foremost poets of the Arab world. Incisive and lyrical, his work walks the razor’s edge between despair and resistance, between dark humour and harsh political realities. Speaking to Sara M. Saleh, Najwan testifies to endurance in the face of unspeakable tragedy, the anguished fatigue of waking up each morning in an occupied land and the immeasurable toll of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His powerful poetic voice brings Palestinian experience to life.
This event features a performance by Hasib Hourani.
Hasib Hourani – Australian Hasib Hourani is a Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor, arts worker and educator living on unceded Wangal Country. His debut book, rock flight, was released with Giramondo in 2024.
Sara M. Saleh – Australian  Sara M. Saleh is an award-winning writer and human rights lawyer of Palestinian, Egyptian and Lebanese heritage. Her writing has been published across dozens of literary platforms and shared at festivals from Brooklyn to Beirut. Sara made history as the first poet to win the prestigious Peter Porter and the Judith Wright Poetry Prizes. Her debut novel, Songs for the Dead and the Living, and poetry collection, The Flirtation of Girls, received multiple prizes and shortlistings.