Mahmoud Darwish

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.

Also known as

Mahmoud Darwich, مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, מחמוד דרוויש, マフムード・ダルウィーシュ, 马哈茂德·达尔维什, महमूद दरविश