Poetry and beauty are always making peace. When you read something beautiful you find coexistence; it breaks walls down. Mahmoud Darwish beautifulbeautybreak Change image and share on social
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. Mahmoud Darwish beardieexile Change image and share on social
Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.' Mahmoud Darwish acceptaccomplishmentattract share on social
Sometimes I feel as if I am read before I write. When I write a poem about my mother, Palestinians think my mother is a symbol for Palestine. But I write as a poet, and my mother is my mother. She's not a symbol. Mahmoud Darwish feelmotherpalestine share on social
The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality. Mahmoud Darwish metaphorpalestinereality Change image and share on social
