The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf Kae Tempest ‘A brilliantly virtuosic collection of

‘A brilliantly virtuosic collection of deeply felt poems concerned with the personal impact of the dislocations and betrayals of history

Mona Arshi’s debut collection

Drawn from thirty years of work

Each poem tells an uncomfortable truth

The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf Kae Tempest ‘A brilliantly virtuosic collection ofAlthough Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf has lived in exile in the UK for 20 years, she is fast emerging as one of the most outstanding Somali poets, as well as a powerful woman poet in a literary tradition still largely dominated by men. She is a master of the major Somali poetic forms, including the prestigious gabay, by which she presents compelling arguments with astonishing feats of alliteration. The key to her international popularity is in her spirit