The collection of poems “Siege of the Sea” by Mahmoud Darwish embodies the suffering of the Palestinian people. It deals with the siege of Beirut in 1982. It combines sadness and hope, and expresses the steadfastness of the Palestinians.
In the collection, it is worth noting that Mahmoud Darwish used a prominent poetic language. He created a unique style. He relied on the symbolism of the sea and nature to talk about human suffering.
His method of expression drew attention to the experiences of peoples, as an embodiment of the conflict, and thus breathed new meaning into his poetry.
Darwish mixed life and death, hope and frustration, freedom and slavery. He uses symbolic language that reflects his personal experience and the experience of Palestine in its battle for identity and the crisis of the siege.
It also discusses topics such as love and homeland, and expresses the Palestinian identity.
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