Literatureמרואן מח'ול
Marwan Makhoul
Marwan Makhoul is an Arab poet and writer from the Galilee and a citizen of Israel, whose work deals with identity and the place of Arab citizens in Israel.
born 1979Arabic poetry on identityThe Land of the Sad PassionflowerThe play Not Noah's Ark
- Born
- 2 July 1979, Peki'in
- Occupation
- poet, civil engineer, writer, human rights defender
Marwan Makhoul was born in 1979 in Peki'in
Marwan Makhoul was born in 1979 in Peki'in to an Arab Christian family. His mother is from Lebanon and his father was born in the Galilee. He went to high school in Tarshiha.
In 1997 he won a young writer's prize. His first poetry book, "A Letter from the Last Man", came out in 2002. He graduated from the Helicon poetry school in 2004.
His play "Not Noah's Ark", about people with disabilities in Arab society, was staged at a festival in Acre in 2009. His book "The Land of the Sad Passionflower" appeared in Arabic in 2011 and in Hebrew in 2012. His poems have been translated into several languages, and some were set to music by Palestinian and Arab musicians.
Makhoul is a civil engineer by training and manages a construction company. He takes part in political events such as Land Day, where he reads his poems. He lives in Ma'alot, is married and has a son.
Milestones in Marwan Makhoul's life
- 1979
Born in Peki'in.
- 1997
Won a young writer's prize.
- 2002
Published his first poetry book.
- 2004
Graduated from the Helicon poetry school.
- 2008
Represented young Arab poets at a culture festival in Italy.
- 2009
His play "Not Noah's Ark" was staged in Acre and won a prize.
- 2010
Edited a Hebrew and Arabic poetry anthology.
- 2011
Published "The Land of the Sad Passionflower" in Arabic.
- 2013
Published the poetry book "Houses That the Poems Forgot with Me".
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