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Elmi Boodhari (Somali: Cilmi Ismaaciil Liibaan, Arabic: علمي اسماعيل ليبان) (1908 – 1941) was a Somali poet and pioneer in the genre of Somali love poems. He is known among Somalis as the King of Romance (Boqorkii Jacaylka). [ 1 ]
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame [a] (1943 – 18 August 2022), known by the pseudonym Hadrawi, [b] was a Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter. Having written many notable protest works, Hadrawi has been likened by some to Shakespeare, [1] and his poetry has been translated into various languages.
Farah Mohamed Jama Awl is another prominent Somali writer who is perhaps best known for his Dervish era novel, Ignorance is the enemy of love. Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame "Hadrawi" is considered by many to be the greatest living Somali poet. Some have compared him to Shakespeare and his works have been translated internationally. [citation needed]
This is a list of Somali poets. Somali society is synonymous with poetry and also has a longstanding oratory tradition. [1] Of internationally available published verse, Arabic poetry has the oldest and most diverse corpus. With Greater Somalia's proximity to the Middle East, similar attachments to poetry exist in Somali culture and traditions ...
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Farah Mohamed Jama Awl (Somali: Faarax Maxamed Jaamac Cawl, Arabic: فارح محمد جامع عول; 1937–1991), usually credited as Farah Awl, [1] was a Somali writer. . His surname Cawl (Somali pronunciation:) means "gazelle", was the nickname of his great-grandfather who was the Sultan of the Warsangali c
Cabdullahi Macallin Axmed, Dhoodaan (born 1941 in Dollo Zone Died April 2013 [1]) was a Somali poet. [2] A well-known Somali poet Abdullahi Moalin Ahmed “Dhoodaan” died aged 72 in the city of Harar. He was one of the pioneers of Somali language poetry and arguably one of the greatest poets of the last century.
Buraanbur is a poetic form within traditional Somali poetry. It is usually composed by women. This traditional Somali art form is often recited with drums and paired with a dance. It is commonly performed at weddings and other gatherings.