Mahmoud Darwish
1941-03-13
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Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
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Male
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8 Known Credits
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.
