Mahmoud 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 also served as an editor for several literary magazines in Palestine.
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و كنت جميلة كالأرض.. كالأطفال.. كالفلّ و أقسم: من رموش العين سوف أخيط منديلا و أنقش فوقه لعينيك و إسما حين أسقيه فؤادا ذاب ترتيلا .. يمدّ عرائش الأيك .. سأكتب جملة أغلى من الشهداء و القبّل: فلسطينية كانت.. و لم تزل!
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