Mahmoud Darwish
Date of Birth:
Mar 13, 1941
Place of Birth:
Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
Date of Birth:
Mar 13, 1941
Place of Birth:
Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
Biography:
Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) 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.