Quote of the day
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
Mahmoud Darwish
Born: March 13, 1941
Died: August 9, 2008 (aged 67)
Bio: Mahmoud Darwish 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.
Known for:
- Almond Blossoms and Beyond (2005)
- State of siege (2004)
- Unfortunately, It Was Paradise (2003)
- In the Presence of Absence (2006)
- If I Were Another: Poems