River Dies of Thirst

''Lyrical, imagistic, plaintive, haunting, always passionate and elegant – and never anything less than free.''--Naomi Shihab NyeMahmoud Darwish was often cited as the poetic voice of the Palestinian people. In the summer of 2006, as Israel attacked Gaza and Lebanon, Darwish recorded his observations and feelings in poems, meditations, fragments and journal entries. The result is this remarkable c...