Full Description
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. 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.
Contents
Foreword, by Matthew Shenoda
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Notes on Modern Sudanese Poetry
Khalil FarahMy Beloved Aazza
Muhammad el-Mahdi el-Magzoub
Wedding Parade Idris Jamma'A Poet
In the Spring of Love Mohammed el-FayturiDig No Grave for Me
A Roaming Dervish's Stanza Yaaqut al-Arsh Jayli Abdel RahmanMigrating from Sai Mohyiddin FarisThe Wharf and the Walkway Rhythms
The Horse and the Wind
Homeland Taj el-Sir el-HassanAn Afro-Asian Song El-Nur Osman AbbakerThe Exile and the Kingdom Mohammed el-Makki IbrahimA Drib of Your Nectar
A Farm on the Hill
Two Love Poems and a Carnival
Songs for October Mustapha SanadThe Old Sea
The Lost Violins Abdel Raheem Abu ZikraDeparture at Night
The Night Girl Ali Abdel QayyoumWho Triggered the Stone's Tongue? Muhammad Abdul-HaiThe Signs Ode Kamal ElgizouliEncounter
Whispers
A Cell the Size of New Year's Eve
Monologue Aalim AbbasThe Pre-Eruption Silence Mahjoub SharifThe Homesick Sparrow
Crazy in Love with You
I Say It without Fear
Buffoon! Mahgoub KbaloThe Golden Scythe Song
Deng Malo: A Biography
Pastoral Scriptures Fidaili Jamma'The Silent Rose
A Sun on the Window
Walking a Tightrope Abdulqadir AlkutayabiThe Shores of Your Eyes
I Miss Something Mohammed el-Hassan Salim HimmaidUncle Abdur Raheem
Nura and the Time-Tested Dream Hashim SiddigA Story of a Revolution
A Tale of the Rose and the Street Azhari Mohammed AliA Starting Point Al-Saddig al-RaddiSongs of Solitude Rawda el-HajHeart's Confessions
A New Ebb in the High Tide Season Rugaia WarragA Frosted Cry
A Tribute to Winter
The Spider's Text: Millennium Messages to Life Khalid Hassan OthmanAll Alone Najlaa Osman EltomUnder Abundant Shades
Tuesday's Dilemma
An Acacia Bush in Labor Mamoun EltilibThe Fall of Angels Boi John AwangWrapped in Grief Hatim Al KinaniSkies Nylawo AyulOn the Bank of River Sobat
An Amulet for the Mango Tree Notes
References
List of Contributors
