An Anthology of Somali Poetry

An Anthology of Somali Poetry

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Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 136

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Somalia has been called 'a nation of poets.' This volume presents the most universal of Somali poetry in English translation.


'Heelloy'

'Heelloy'

Author: John William Johnson

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781874209812

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This is a completely new edition of the only scholarly work on the poetry of popular and mass culture among a people who are renowned for their passion for poetry. Johnson traces the heello movement from its origins as a youth culture which in its early days was concerned with themes of love and pleasure. It later became the medium for freedom songs in the preindependence period, for the expression of modern political ideas, political protest, rallying songs and social comment, many examples of which are cited in this volume. Heello became the most dynamic form of Somali poetry in this century. This edition uses modern Somali script.


Somalia - The Untold Story

Somalia - The Untold Story

Author: Judith Gardner

Publisher: CIIR

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780745322087

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Explores the experiences of women in Somalia and how they have survived the trauma of war.


The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony

The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony

Author: Ladan Osman

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0803278594

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Winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, The Kitchen-Dweller’s Testimony asks: Whose testimony is valid? Whose testimony is worth recording? Osman’s speakers, who are almost always women, assert and reassert in an attempt to establish authority, often through persistent questioning. Specters of race, displacement, and colonialism are often present in her work, providing momentum for speakers to reach beyond their primary, apparent dimensions and better communicate. The Kitchen-Dweller’s Testimony is about love and longing, divorce, distilled desire, and all the ways we injure ourselves and one another.


Somalia in Pictures

Somalia in Pictures

Author: Janice Hamilton

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0822565862

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Describes the geography, climate, wildlife, natural resources, history, politics, culture, economy, and government of Somalia.


Formal Approaches to Poetry

Formal Approaches to Poetry

Author: Bezalel Elan Dresher

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 3110185229

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Review text: "Formal approaches to poetry is a book that ..., can be expected to become a classic in its field."Jean-Louis Aroui in: Journal of Linguistics 43/2007.


Oral Poetry

Oral Poetry

Author: Ruth Finnegan

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-05-16

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1725239604

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This classic study is an introduction to "oral poetry," a broad subject which Ruth Finnegan interprets as ranging from American folksongs, Eskimo lyrics, and modern popular songs to medieval oral literature, the heroic poems of Homer, and recent epic compositions in Asia or the Pacific. The book employs a broad comparative perspective and considers oral poetry from Africa, Asia, and Oceania as well as Europe and America. The results of Finnegan's vast research illuminate and suggest fresh conclusions to many current controversies: the nature of oral tradition and oral composition; the notion of a special oral style; possible connection between types of poetry and types of society; the differences between oral and written communication; and the role of poets in non-literate societies. Drawing on insights from anthropology and literary scholarship, Oral Poetry attempts to create a greater appreciation of the literary aspects of this fascinating form of poetry. Finnegan quotes extensively from a wide variety of sources, mainly in translation. The discussion is presented in non-technical language and will be of interest not only to sociologists and social anthropologists, but also to all those interested in comparative literature and in folk poetry from cultures around the world. The re-issue of this text, widely used in folklore, anthropology, and comparative literature courses, comes at an appropriate juncture in interdisciplinary scholarship, which is witnessing the breakdown of traditional disciplinary boundaries and an increase in the comparative study of oral poetry. For this volume Ruth Finnegan has provided a new foreword relating the text to more recent developments.