Mahmoud Darwish
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 13, 1941
Day of Death: August 9, 2008 (67 years old)
Place of Birth: Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
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.
