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Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish | |
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 Darwish at Bethlehem University (2006) | |
| Native name | مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش |
| Born | 13 March 1941 Al-Birwa, Acre Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 9 August 2008 (aged 67) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ramallah, West Bank |
| Occupation | Poet and writer |
| Period | 1964–2008 |
| Genre | Poetry |
Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, romanized: Maḥmūd Darwīsh; 13 March 1941 – 9 August 2008) was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as Palestine's national poet.[1]
In 1988 Darwish wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which was the formal declaration for the creation of a State of Palestine. Darwish won numerous awards for his works. In his poetic works, Darwish explored Palestine as a metaphor for the loss of Eden, birth and resurrection, and the anguish of dispossession and exile.[2][3] He has been described as incarnating and reflecting "the tradition of the political poet in Islam, the man of action whose action is poetry."[4] He also served as an editor for several literary magazines in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Darwish wrote in Arabic, and also spoke English, French, and Hebrew.
- ^ "Palestinian 'national poet' dies". BBC News. 9 August 2008.
- ^ Shatz, Adam (22 December 2001). "A Poet's Palestine as a Metaphor". New York Times.
- ^ Jaggi, Maya (8 June 2002). "Profile: Mahmoud Darwish – Poet of the Arab world". The Guardian.
- ^ Wasserstein, David J. (4 September 2012). "Prince of Poets". The American Scholar.
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