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The Epic of Cader Idris
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Description
The debut collection from an electrifying new talent - a poet of philosophical depth, searching intellect, and lyric grace
'A daring, ambitious pleasure to read' ROGER ROBINSON
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Intimate and epic, dark and profound, interweaving hip hop beats with the mythology of the British Isles, Samatar Elmi's A Darker Light is an unforgettable debut collection about the gift and curse of diaspora.
With a watchful eye on the minutiae of nature's cycles of life and death, and a profound connection to the land and language that make and unmake our histories, Elmi's poems shine with grace and blaze with defiance.
Product details
Published | 04 Feb 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 112 |
ISBN | 9781526675200 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Poetry |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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With music at its core, Samatar Elmi's The Epic of Cader Idris's themes resonate across history, mythology, philosophy and consciousness. The result is an expansive book that maintains a constant tune in the key of displacement - a daring, ambitious pleasure to read
ROGER ROBINSON
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Samatar seamlessly blends influences from Somali oral history, Ovidian tales and Homer's Odyssey ... Cathartic, musical, emotionally satisfying as well as erudite
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY
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Elmi's whose plangent lyrics disguise a sharp bite
GUARDIAN, Best recent poetry
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Samatar Elmi is engaged in the timeless project that is at poetry's root; that of bringing disparate consciousnesses into dynamic, thrilling, relation across boundaries of time and space
KAYO CHINGONYI