“This excellent volume places Darwish’s poetry and thought in their cultural and intellectual context. Highly recommended.” —Choice

“Arguably the most important Palestinian poet of our time, Mahmoud Darwish appears for the first time in English in Exile’s Poet, deftly edited by professors of modern Arabic culture and comparative literatures respectively Hala Khamis Nassar & Najat Rahman it offers a critical appraisal of Darwish’s work as well, from his earliest works to his later work, filled with connections between myth, lyric, prose, and history among other things. The Editors bring in editorials on the future of poetry, roles of the modern poet, heritage and more. Highly recommended to poetry fans who want an in depth look from another place in the world.” — Midwest Book Review

“In ‘Exile’s Poet, Critical Essays,’ most of the scholars have been involved in translation, and they patiently explain the complexities of the original Arabic for the English reader, making this collection a valuable library addition and ideal for those who teach world literature in English. …testifies to the depth of Darwish’s talent as a poet who continually enriches…provides an array of secondary sources, some jewels of information in the endnotes and an extensive bibliography of cited works.” — Al Jadid