Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf London City Hall October 2018

Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a contemporary Somali poet who has lived in exile in Britain since over 25 years. Yusuf's dual-language Somali-English collection ''The Sea-Migrations'' was named as one of 2017's best poetry books of the year by both Jeremy Noel-Tod and

Carol Rumens Carol Rumens FRSL (born 10 December 1944) is a British poet. Life Carol Rumens was born in Forest Hill, South London. She won a scholarship to grammar school and later studied Philosophy at London University, but left before completing her d ...

. Yusuf is a skilled woman poet in a field mostly generated by men, she is a master of many forms of Somali poetry like ''gabay'' that uses alliteration and rhythm to bring its argument across. She is a prominent figure in the Somali diaspora community through her engagement via her YouTube Channel and Whats App chain messages. She also is the host of a Somali TV show based in the UK.

Works

* ''The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib''. Translated by

Clare Pollard Clare Pollard (born 1978, England) is a British writer (poet, novelist and playwright), literary translator and (prize jury) critic. Early life and education Pollard was raised in Bolton. She was educated at Turton School in Bromley Cross. ...

, Said Jama Hussein and Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’.

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, 2017. *''Taste: Dookh''. Translated by Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’,

. The Poetry Translation Centre, 2012.

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