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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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تُنسَى كأنك لم تكُن! .. تُنسَى ككنيسةٍ مهجورةٍ كوردةٍ في الريحِ تُنسى! أنا للطريق .. هناك من سبقت خطاهُ خطاي من أملى رؤاه على رؤاي! هناك من نثر الكلام على سجيّتهِ ليعبُر في الحِكاية .. أو يضيئ لمن سيأتي بعدهُ أثرًا غنائيًا و جرسا ! تنسى كأنك لم تكن ، شخصًا ولا نصًّا، و تُنسى .. و أشهدُ أنني حيٌّ و حُرٌّ حين أُنسَى