Biography of the Palestinian poet and thinker Hussein Barghouthi and his incredible journey. Biography of the Palestinian poet and thinker Hussein Barghouthi and his incredible journey. Hussein Jamil Barghouthi, also spelled Barghouti, was a Palestinian poet, writer, essayist, critic, lyricist, playwright and philosopher, born in the village of Kobar in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. Barghouthi lived his childhood between Kobar, where his mother lived, and Beirut, where his father worked.