Mahmoud Darwish
- Birthday: 3/13/1941
- Deathday: 8/9/2008
- Place of birth: Al-Birwa, Mandatory Palestine
- Fame for: Acting
- Also known as: Mahmoud Darwich, مَحمُود دَرْوِيْش, מחמוד דרוויש, マフムード・ダルウィーシュ, 马哈茂德·达尔维什, महमूद दरविश
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.