Coming of age
An introduction to Somali metrics
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Born in 1953, and graduated from the Somali National University, with a BA degree from the Faculty of Education, Lafole, Farah Ahmed Ali 'Gamute' is a Somali scholar actively engaged the promotion of the Somali language and its literature. He is a poet and short story writer. In this well researched study, Farah A. Gamuute reveals the various uses of the metrical unit in Somali Poetry and the interaction between the metrical unit, music and the language. 64 genres or measures were identified and fully analysed; the number of genres possible in Somali poetry is still being counted and three new genres have been identified while awaiting publication of this volume.
