I am from there. I am from here. I am not there and I am not here. I have two names, which meet and part, and I have two languages. I forget which of… - Mahmoud Darwish

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I am from there. I am from here.
I am not there and I am not here.
I have two names, which meet and part,
and I have two languages.
I forget which of them I dream in.

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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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Also Known As

Native Name: محمود درويش
Alternative Names: M. Darwish Mahmoud Darwich
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واصرخ لتسمع نفسك ’ واصرخ لتعلم
أنك ما زلتَ حيّاً وحيّاً’ وأن الحياة
على هذه الأرض ممكنةٌ. فاخترع أملاً
للكلام ’ ابتكرْ أو سراباً
يطيل الرجاء’
وغنِّ فإنَّ الجماليَّ حريَّةٌ

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هل أؤدي جيدا دوري من الفصل الاخير؟
و هل قرأت المسرحية قبل هذا العرض
أم فرضت علي؟
وهل أنا هو من يؤدي الدور
ام ان الضحية غيرت أقوالها
لتعيش ما بعد الحداثة , بعدما
انحرف المؤلف عن سياق النص
وانصرف الممثل والشهود

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