This is a list of Somali poets. Somali society is synonymous with poetry and also has a longstanding oratory tradition. Of internationally available published verse, Arabic poetry has the oldest and most diverse corpus. With Greater Somalia's proximity to the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

, similar attachments to poetry exist in Somali culture and traditions. Poetry has played an important role in Somali society since antiquity. Urban and rural poets memorized entire volumes of poems, with some spanning centuries.

A

* Abdillahi Suldaan Mohammed Timacade * Abdulle Ge Dada Masiti * Aadan-Gurey Maxamed Cabdille * Yamyam - Abdulkadir Hersi Siyad Abdulle Raage Taraawiil

F

* Farah Hussein Sharmarke

H

* Haji Ali Majeerteen * Hassan Sheikh Mumin

I

Ismail Mire Ismail Mire Elmi ( so, Ismaaciil Mire Cilmi), was a renowned Somali poet and one of the most senior Darawiish generals. He served within the movement's governing council (Khusuusi), often responsible for intelligence operations.Dictionary of Afri ...

K

* k'naan

L

* Ladan Osman

M

* Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (Hadraawi) *

Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Sayid Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan ( so, Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; 1856–1920) was a Somali religious and military leader of the Dervish movement, which led a two-decade long confrontation with various colonial empires including the British, ...

(Sayid Mohamed) * Mohamud Siad Togane * ,

N

Nuruddin Farah Nuruddin Farah ( so, Nuuradiin Faarax, ar, نورالدين فارح) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. His first novel, ''From a Crooked Rib'', was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern East ...

S

* Said Salah Ahmed * Shadya Yasin * Shaykh Sufi

W

* Warsame Shire Awale * Warsan Shire * Yamyam

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