Mahmoud Darwish, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian writer

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1941

Place of Birth: Al-Birwa, Acre Subdistrict

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2008

Profession: writer, poet, author

Nationality: State of Palestine

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mahmoud Darwish (Arabic: ????? ??????, romanized: ma?mud darwish, 13 March 1941 – 9 August 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.
He has been described as incarnating and reflecting "the tradition of the political poet in Islam, the man of action whose action is poetry." He also served as an editor for several literary magazines in Palestine.