Mahadho

By Barwaaqo Farah

Subjects: Literary criticism, Biography, Somaliland, Somali language, Poetry (form), Biographies (form), Grammar, Writers, Somali poetry, Somalia

Description: This book is about the well-known and now deceased Somali poet Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac, also known as 'Gaarriye'. The book discusses his poems, some with English translations. In addition to this, the author also pays attention to Gaarriye's work regarding metre and the way the poet taught and spoke about literary criticism. [ASC Leiden abstract].