[3] He was involved in left-wing politics and spent time in jail as a young man in 1968 and 1982.
[4] Since becoming a full-time writer, he has published 18 volumes of poetry, among them Hujurat, Li Mareedin Huwa al-Amal, and Ashiqa'a Nadamuna.
Beydoun has mentioned Pierre Jean Jouve and Yannis Ritsos among his key poetic influences.
[5] In 2019, Beydoun was a contributor to A New Divan: A Lyrical Dialogue Between East and West ISBN 9781909942288.
His 2021 novel Boxes of Desire, published by Dar al-Ain, was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.