Mahmoud Darwish

Known for: Acting

Born: March 12, 1941 in Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine - Died: August 8, 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.