Mahmoud Darwish

A commitment to his ancestral homeland of Palestine has fueled the poetry and song lyrics of Galilee-born Mahmoud Darwish. A staunch opponent of the Oslo peace agreement between Palestine and Israel, Darwish has consistently expressed his anger through his creative words. One of the best known Arab writers, Darwish has published his poetry and prose in more than thirty collections that have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Interviewed in 1996, shortly after his return to Galilee after twenty-six years in self-imposed exile, Darwish said, "As long as my sou...