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Mahmoud Darwish was a renowned Lebanese poet known for his profound poetry and strong nationalist sentiments. His works extensively explored the sufferings and hopes of the Palestinian people, profoundly influencing Middle Eastern literature.

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“I learnt all the words worthy of the court of blood So that I could break the rule I learnt all the words and broke them up To make a single word: Homeland.”

Break Blood Court Worthy Broke Homeland Single Word

Author:Mahmoud Darwish

“The poem is neither here nor there, and with a girl's breast it can illuminate the nights. With the glow of an apple it fills two bodies with light and with a gardenia's breath it can revive a homeland!”

Two Body Light Night Girl Breaths Apples Breasts Homeland Revive

Book:Unfortunately, it was Paradise: Selected Poems

Source: Unfortunately, it was Paradise: Selected Poems

“My homeland is not a suitcase, and I am no traveller”

Homeland Traveller Suitcases

Author:Mahmoud Darwish

“A person can only be born in one place. However, he may die several times elsewhere: in the exiles and prisons, and in a homeland transformed by the occupation and oppression into a nightmare.”

May Persons Dies Born Prison Oppression Nightmare Occupation Transformed Elsewhere Exile Homeland

Author:Mahmoud Darwish

“Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.”

House Rooms Concepts Exile Homeland

Author:Mahmoud Darwish

“Where can I free myself of the homeland in my body?”

Body Homeland

Book:Unfortunately, it was Paradise: Selected Poems

Source: Unfortunately, it was Paradise: Selected Poems

“I've built my homeland, I've even founded my state - in my language.”

States Language Built Homeland

Author:Mahmoud Darwish

About the Author

Born: March 13, 1941
Died: August 9, 2008
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 85

Books & Sources

Unfortunately, it was Paradise: Selected PoemsRelated source material

MuralRelated source material

A River Dies of Thirst: JournalsRelated source material

In the Presence of AbsenceRelated source material

Absent PresenceRelated source material

Journal of an Ordinary GriefRelated source material

Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982Related source material

في حضرة الغيابRelated source material

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