{"id":127651,"date":"2026-04-07T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/?p=127651"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:18:47","slug":"four-palestinian-poets-win-argana-international-poetry-prize-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alowais.com\/en\/four-palestinian-poets-win-argana-international-poetry-prize-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Palestinian Poets Win Argana International Poetry Prize 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The Argana International Poetry Prize 2026, in its 18th edition, has been awarded to Palestinian poetry, represented by the poets Ghassan Zaqtan, Youssef Abd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">u<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">l Aziz, Taher Riyad and Zuhair Abu Shaib. This marks the first time in the award\u2019s history that the honour has been conferred, in a meaningful gesture, on a poetic tradition rather than a single poet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s7\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The jury\u2019s citation noted that awarding Palestinian poetry, based on four distinct poetic experiences, reflects a form of poetic friendship that has long characterised Morocco\u2019s cultural relationship with this body of work. It is a friendship grounded in an appreciation of the universal dimension of Palestinian poetry, as well as a recognition of its rich diversity within that same dimension.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The jury<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> of the prize<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">granted<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> annually by the House of Poetry in Morocco in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, was chaired by poet Wafaa Lamrani<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">. The jury<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> included academic Abde<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">r<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">rahman Tenkoul, visual artist Ahmed Jarid, academic Jamal Eddine Benh<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">youn, poet and translator Noureddine Z<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ou<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">itni, and poet Hassan Najmi, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Secretary-General of the Argana International Poetry Prize.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"s8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The four poets will share the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">cash prize<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> equally, with each also receiving the prize shield and a certificate of recognition <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">during <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">an official ceremony scheduled for April 25, 2026, at 7:30 pm at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, as part of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">nationwide <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">celebrations marking Rabat as World Book Capital 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s9\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Argana International Poetry Prize 2026, in its 18th edition, has been awarded to Palestinian poetry, represented by the poets Ghassan Zaqtan, Youssef Abdul Aziz, Taher Riyad and Zuhair Abu Shaib. 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