"A poet of world status."---Adrienne Rich<BR><BR>"Darwish, beloved as the beacon-voice of Palestinians scattered around the globe, had an uncanny ability to create unforgettable, richly descriptive poems, songs of homesick longing which resonate with displaced people everywhere."---Naomi Shihab Nye<BR><BR>"...this great figure whose poetry, which reflects nostalgia and liberty, speaks to us all."---Bernard Kouchner French Foreign Minister<BR><BR>"His work has made a home for itself in more than twenty-two languages, the bulk of it in some twenty books in French, which are bestsellers."---The Nation