Mahmoud Darwich Poetry Day

Since 2020, the Centre Pompidou has organized an annual “Poetry Day” devoted to an outstanding and emblematic figure in poetry. In 2026, the poet Mahmoud Darwish is being honored through a program presented in France and abroad In Marseille, the actoral Festival, the International Center of Poetry (Cipm) and the [mac] Museum of Contemporary Art are joining forces to pay tribute to one of the major voices of contemporary Arab literature. Haunted by exile, displacement, nostalgia and memory, his work became a manifesto for the Palestinian cause and opened up a space for a profound and intimate poetry shaped by hope and resistance. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.: Rachid Koraïchi and Louisa Babari—on Mahmoud Darwish 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Haidar Al-Ghazali and Asmaa Azaizeh Discussion, lecture Readings in Arabic with French surtitles 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Babari Voix Publiques Sound installation