Indiana University Press

An Anthology of Somali Poetry

Bogumil W. Andrzejewski, Sheila Andrzejewski

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"This is a fascinating and unusual collection that deserves

attention." —Bloomsbury Review

" . . . this anthology of poetry is a breath of fresh air. It

provides the reader with the means of gaining a deeper
insight into Somali life through what is to the Somalis their
most important cultural form, namely, poetry." —Bulletin of
the School of Irental & African Studies

"This affordable and beautifully produced book is a small

jewel in the field of Somali studies, as it is the fruit of over
forty years of dedicated linguistic and literary scholarship by
one of the most thorough and accurate translators and
analysts of Somali poetry, B. W. Andrzejewski."
—International Journal of African Historical Studies

Somalia has been called "a nation of poets." This volume

makes available in beautiful English translation the very
Paperback, $15.00 best, and most universal, of Somali poetry, from the 19th
September 1993 century to the present. With appendixes covering the oral
9780253304636 and written medium, the pronunciation of Somali words,
128 Pages alliteration and scansion, selected bibliography, and
sources.

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