Mahmoud Darwish
Born:3/13/1941•Died:8/9/2008
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.
