Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf's guest appearances

Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf

DUAL Poetry Podcast

David Shook

Bejan Matur

David Huerta

Azita Ghahreman

Dilawar Karadaghi

Legna Rodríguez Iglesias

Partaw Naderi

Diana Anphimiadi

Yu Yoyo

Salome Benidze

Reza Mohammadi

Coral Bracho

Katherine Pierpoint

Tom Boll

Choman Hardi

OwlTail

This week’s poem is 'Orphan' by Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf from Somalia/Somaliland. The poem is read first in English translation by Clare Pollard and then in Somali by Asha. Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a powerful woman poet in a literary tradition still largely dominated by men. She is a master of the major Somali poetic forms, including the prestigious gabay which presents compelling arguments with mesmerising feats of alliteration. The Dual Poetry Podcast is one poem in two languages from the Poetry Translation Centre. Please take a moment to rate and review this podcast on iTunes or wherever you download.

This week’s poem is 'Orphan' by Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf from Somalia/Somaliland. The poem is read first in English translation by Clare Pollard and then in Somali by Asha. Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a powerful woman poet in a literary tradition still largely dominated by men. She is a master of the major Somali poetic forms, including the prestigious gabay which presents compelling arguments with mesmerising feats of alliteration. The Dual Poetry Podcast is one poem in two languages from the Poetry Translation Centre. Please take a moment to rate and review this podcast on iTunes or wherever you download.

Orphan by Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf

Beloved by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a passionate love poem! It is a jiifto, one of the many Metric forms of Somali poetry made up of short lines. First, you will hear the stunning translation by UK poet Clare Pollard who captures the alliterating Bs of the original Somali and the sense of yearning with lines like 'be my new moon / unbreakable metal'. Afterwards, you can hear Asha reading the poem in the original Somali. This month sees the publication of her first English Language collection published by Bloodaxe Books. The collection's title The Sea-Migrations or, Tahriib in Somali, refers to the search for a better life in another country. You can buy The Sea-Migrations here. This is part of our new rebranded weekly release: the Dual Poetry Podcast, one poem in two languages from the Poetry Translation Centre. As ever we will be releasing a translated poem each week. Please take a moment to rate and review this podcast on iTunes or wherever you download.

Beloved by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a passionate love poem! It is a jiifto, one of the many Metric forms of Somali poetry made up of short lines. First, you will hear the stunning translation by UK poet Clare Pollard who captures the alliterating Bs of the original Somali and the sense of yearning with lines like 'be my new moon / unbreakable metal'. Afterwards, you can hear Asha reading the poem in the original Somali. This month sees the publication of her first English Language collection published by Bloodaxe Books. The collection's title The Sea-Migrations or, Tahriib in Somali, refers to the search for a better life in another country. <a href="http://www.poetrytranslation.org/shop/the-sea-migrations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can buy The Sea-Migrations here.</a> This is part of our new rebranded weekly release: the Dual Poetry Podcast, one poem in two languages from the Poetry Translation Centre. As ever we will be releasing a translated poem each week. Please take a moment to rate and review this podcast on iTunes or wherever you download.

Beloved by Asha Lul Mohamad Yusuf