Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology (African Poetry Book)

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. Foreword / by Matthew Shenoda -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- My beloved Aazza / Khalil Farah -- Wedding parade / Muhammad el-Mahdi el-Magzoub -- A poet ; In the spring of love / Idris Jamma' -- Dig no grave for me ; A roaming dervish's stanza ; Yaaqut al-Arsh / Mohammed el-Fayturi -- Migrating from Sai / Jayli Abdel Rahman -- The wharf and the walkways rhythms ; The horse and the wind ; Homeland / Mohyiddin Faris -- An Afro-Asian song / Taj el-Sir el-Hassan -- The exile and the kingdom / El-Nur Osman Abbakar -- A drib of your nectar ; A farm on the hill ; Love poems and a carnival ; Songs for October / Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim -- The old sea ; The lost violins / Mustafa Sanad -- Departure at night ; The night girl / Abdel Raheem Abu Zikra -- Who's triggered the stone's tongue? / Ali Abdel Qayyoum -- The signs ode / Muhammad Abdul-Hai -- Encounter ; Whispers ; A cell the size of New Year's Eve ; Monologue / Kamal el-Gizouli -- The pre-eruption silence / Aalim Abbas -- The homesick sparrow ; Crazy in love with you ; I say it without fear ; Buffoon / Mahjoub Sharif -- The golden scythe song ; Deng Malo: a biography ; Pastoral scriptures / Mahgoub Kbalo -- The silent rose ; A sun on the window ;Walking a tightrope / Fidaili Jamma -- The shores of your eyes ; I miss something / Abdulqadir Alkutayabi -- Uncle Aburraheem Nura and the time-tested dream / Mohammed el-Hassan Salim Himmaid -- A story of a revolution ; A tale of the rose and the street / Hashim Siddig -- A starting point / Azhari Mohammed Ali -- The songs of solitude / Al-Saddig al-Raddi -- Heart's confessions -- A new ebb in the high tide season / Rawda el-Haj -- A frosted cry ; A tribute to winter ; The spider's text: millennium messages to life / Rugaia Warrag -- All alone / Khalid Hassan Osman -- Under abundant shades ; Tuesday's dilemma ; An acacia bush in labor / Najlaa Osman Eltom -- The fall of angels / Mamoun Eltilib -- Owned by grief / Boi John Awang -- Skies / Hatim Al Kinani -- On the bank of River Sobat ; An amulet for the mango tree / Nylawo Ayul Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Khalil Farah My Beloved Aazza Muhammad el-Mahdi el-Magzoub Wedding Parade Idris Jamma’ A Poet In the Spring of Love Mohammed el-Fayturi Dig No Grave for Me A Roaming Dervish’s Stanza Yaaqut al-Arsh Jayli Abdel Rahman Migrating from Sai Mohyiddin Faris The Wharf and the Walkway Rhythms The Horse and the Wind Homeland Taj el-Sir el-Hassan An Afro-Asian Song El-Nur Osman Abbaker The Exile and the Kingdom Mohammed el-Makki Ibrahim A Drib of Your Nectar A Farm on the Hill Two Love Poems and a Carnival Songs for October Mustapha Sanad The Old Sea The Lost Violins Abdel Raheem Abu Zikra Departure at Night The Night Girl Ali Abdel Qayyoum Who Triggered the Stone’s Tongue? Muhammad Abdul-Hai The Signs Ode Kamal Elgizouli Encounter Whispers A Cell the Size of New Year’s Eve Monologue Aalim Abbas The Pre-Eruption Silence Mahjoub Sharif The Homesick Sparrow Crazy in Love with You I Say It without Fear Buffoon! Mahgoub Kbalo The Golden Scythe Song Deng Malo Pastoral Scriptures Fidaili Jamma’ The Silent Rose A Sun on the Window Walking a Tightrope Abdulqadir Alkutayabi The Shores of Your Eyes I Miss Something Mohammed el-Hassan Salim Himmaid Uncle Abdur Raheem Nura and the Time-Tested Dream Hashim Siddig The Story of a Revolution The Tale of the Rose and the Street Azhari Mohammed Ali A Starting Point Al-Saddig al-Raddi Songs of Solitude Rawda el-Haj Heart’s Confessions A New Ebb in the High Tide Season Rugaia Warrag A Frosted Cry A Tribute to Winter The Spider’s Text Khalid Hassan Othman All Alone Najlaa Osman Eltom Under Abundant Shades Tuesday’s Dilemma An Acacia Bush in Labor Mamoun Eltilib The Fall of Angels Boi John Awang Wrapped in Grief Hatim Al Kinani Skies Nylawo Ayul On the Bank of River Sobat An Amulet for the Mango Tree Notes References List of Contributors 4e de couv. indique : 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 Spanning more than six decades of Sudan's post-independence history, Modern Sudanese Poetry features around 60 pieces by some of Sudan's most renowned poets--Provided by publisher