The sea is the obsession of the poet, because the first poetic rhythm, or the first sense of poetic rhythm, was born of the motion of the waves. - Mahmoud Darwish

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The sea is the obsession of the poet, because the first poetic rhythm, or the first sense of poetic rhythm, was born of the motion of the waves.

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About Mahmoud Darwish

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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Native Name: محمود درويش
Alternative Names: M. Darwish Mahmoud Darwich
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الحصارُ هُوَ الانتظار
هُوَ الانتظارُ على سُلَّمٍ مائلٍ وَسَطَ العاصفةْ
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لنا اخوةٌ خلف هذا المدى.
اخوةٌ طيّبون.
يُحبُّوننا.
ينظرون إلينا ويبكون.
ثم يقولون في سرِّهم:ليت هذا الحصارَ هنا علنيٌّ..
ولا يكملون العبارةَ:
لا تتركونا وحيدين، لا تتركونا.
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خسائرُنا: من شهيدين حتى ثمانيةٍ كُلَّ يومٍ.
وعَشْرَةُ جرحى.
وعشرون بيتاً.
وخمسون زيتونةً...
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