Mahmoud Darwish
Acting•Born: Mar 13, 1941•Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine•Died: Aug 09, 2008
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.
