Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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