Sunday 13 September 2026
Poetry
Analysis
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The protests of dialysis patients in Hargeisa stirred a young poet to speak, carrying forth an old Somali tradition in which verse stands as the moral conscience of society and lays bare the failings of the political class.…
The protests of dialysis patients in Hargeisa stirred a young poet to speak, carrying forth an old Somali tradition in which verse stands as the moral conscience of society and lays bare the failings of the political class.…
Culture
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Remembering Cali Shucaac, poet, veteran, and witness, whose life carried Somali oral memory through colonial partition, state violence, and the struggle for dignity, self-determination, and lasting collective justice.…
Remembering Cali Shucaac, poet, veteran, and witness, whose life carried Somali oral memory through colonial partition, state violence, and the struggle for dignity, self-determination, and lasting collective justice.…
Poetry
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Three years after his passing, Hadraawi’s epic poem Dabahuwan continues to speak to Somalia’s deepest struggles. From colonial scars to a longed-for spiritual renewal, it charts a journey from confusion to divine clarity.…
Three years after his passing, Hadraawi’s epic poem Dabahuwan continues to speak to Somalia’s deepest struggles. From colonial scars to a longed-for spiritual renewal, it charts a journey from confusion to divine clarity.…
Poetry
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With both prose and poetry, Mohamed Eid Sheikh brings to life his journey from being an orphan shoeshine boy in the Dollo Ado refugee camp to his arrival in Canada and his writing.
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With both prose and poetry, Mohamed Eid Sheikh brings to life his journey from being an orphan shoeshine boy in the Dollo Ado refugee camp to his arrival in Canada and his writing.
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Art
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A legendary voice of Eritrea’s Tigre-speaking people, Idris Wed Amir turned heartbreak and hardship into lyrical brilliance — shaping a cultural legacy that endures to this day. …
A legendary voice of Eritrea’s Tigre-speaking people, Idris Wed Amir turned heartbreak and hardship into lyrical brilliance — shaping a cultural legacy that endures to this day. …
Interviews
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Abdisalam Osman, a Nairobi-based Somali author, poet, and publisher, speaks to Geeska about art, marginalisation, and Kenya’s Somali community. …
Abdisalam Osman, a Nairobi-based Somali author, poet, and publisher, speaks to Geeska about art, marginalisation, and Kenya’s Somali community. …
Opinion
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This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles. His experiences offer valuable insights into Somali history, particularly in tracing the journey of Somali nationalism and the trajectory of the Somali…
This article chronicles the life of the late Somali poet Hadrawi (1943-2022) from literary, personal, and political angles. His experiences offer valuable insights into Somali history, particularly in tracing the journey of Somali nationalism and the trajectory of the Somali…
Culture
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Somalis globally mark the second anniversary of the death of towering poet, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi
A quiet anniversary passed on 19 August, marking the second year since the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi, a giant of Somali…
Somalis globally mark the second anniversary of the death of towering poet, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi
A quiet anniversary passed on 19 August, marking the second year since the death of Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, widely known as Hadraawi, a giant of Somali…
Interviews
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Somali scholar and critic Ali Mumim Ahad talks to Geeska on Somali poetry, the duty of Somali intellectuals, and Somali history.
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Somali scholar and critic Ali Mumim Ahad talks to Geeska on Somali poetry, the duty of Somali intellectuals, and Somali history.
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Poetry
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I would fix him a case
As always
And pose for defense with a straight face
But the absurdity of blaming history points a finger at the second in charge
Thus, how many of your muffled shouts does it take
For his conscience to start screaming
Then tearing his eardrums from within
So he…
I would fix him a case
As always
And pose for defense with a straight face
But the absurdity of blaming history points a finger at the second in charge
Thus, how many of your muffled shouts does it take
For his conscience to start screaming
Then tearing his eardrums from within
So he…
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