Modern Sudanese Poetry
An Anthology
Nebraska · Print & ebook · September 1, 2019
Spanning more than six decades of Sudan’s post-independence history, this collection features work by some of Sudan’s most renowned modern poets, largely unknown in the United States.
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- Who it’s for
- Read translated poems alongside an introduction that places their voices in Sudan’s cultural and historical context.
- Genres
- African Poetry, Poetry Anthologies, Middle Eastern Poetry
- Published
- Nebraska, September 1, 2019
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Spanning more than six decades of Sudan’s post-independence history, this collection features work by some of Sudan’s most renowned modern poets, largely unknown in the United States. Adil Babikir’s extensive introduction provides a conceptual framework to help the English reader understand the cultural context.
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Translated from Arabic, the collection addresses a wide range of themes—identity, love, politics, Sufism, patriotism, war, and philosophy—capturing the evolution of Sudan’s modern history and cultural intersections. Modern Sudanese Poetry features voices as diverse as the country’s ethnic, cultural, and natural composition. By bringing these voices together, Babikir provides a glimpse of Sudan’s poetry scene as well as the country’s modern history and post-independence trajectory.
Many Voices, One History
Read translated poems alongside an introduction that places their voices in Sudan’s cultural and historical context.
Come here for
- Sudanese poetic voices across six decades of post-independence history
- Poems touching identity, love, politics, Sufism, and war
Expect
- A wide-ranging anthology, not a single poetic voice
- Themes that meet personal feeling and public history
Where it sits
| African Poetry | 84% |
|---|---|
| Poetry Anthologies | 55% |
| Middle Eastern Poetry | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African Poetry
- Authors
- Adil Babikir, Matthew Shenoda
- Publisher
- Nebraska
- Published
- September 1, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- African Poetry