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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.

Mahmoud Darwish

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Mahmoud Darwish
Age: 67 †
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
Author
Poet
Writer
Al-Birweh
M. Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish
Siege
Occupation
Poetry
Inspiration
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