In the Presence of Absence – Mahmoud Darwich environmental to feed the soul and

to feed the soul and preserve heritage

before taking the reader on a journey through Beirut

appointments and events

Chadirji's photographs appear on the sheets that form his building index--published for the first time in this book

In the Presence of Absence – Mahmoud Darwich environmental to feed the soul andOne of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Darwish composed this remarkable elegy at the apex of his creativity, but with the full knowledge that his death was imminent. Thinking it might be his final work, he summoned all his poetic genius to create a luminous work that defies categorization. In stunning language, Darwish's self elegy inhabits a rare space where opposites bleed and blend into each other. Prose and poetry, life and death,