Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his works. Darwish used Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.
Birth Location | Palestine [now Israel] |
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Born | 1941-03-13 |
Died | 2008-08-09 |