Mahmoud Darwish

Acting

Born March 13, 1941 — Died August 9, 2008

From Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine

Also known as Mahmoud Darwich, مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, מחמוד דרוויש

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.