Mahmoud Darwish

Known for Acting

Born March 13, 1941

Died August 9, 2008 (aged 67)

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.