Poetry

Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology, edited by Sudanese author Adil Babikir, is a glorious testament to the vibrant dynamism of Sudanese literary culture. In recent times, Sudanese poetry has earned fans worldwide.  The immaculate visions of a...

“Fuzzy Wuzzy” is a historical poem that was written by the English novelist and poet Rudyard Kipling published in 1892 as part of Barrack Room Ballads. Kipling’s works include The Jungle Book and “The Man Who...

Dr Hassan Adrob has released his fourth book, Beja Poetry – The Model of Arka Saber, which is now available on Amazon. In his new book, Adrob explores Beja poetry through the poetry of the late...

Condemning is one of the important topics that the poet, Arka Saber, repeated in his poetry due to those who tried to disrupt the successful course of the Beja revolution and to the weak responses of...

Arka Saber connects today’s reality to the history of ancestors in maintaining their homeland and societies by illuminating the parents’ attitudes to remind the Beja revolutionaries about the bright history. It was also proven that parents...

Hailing from Sudan is 38-year-old Hiba Rasheed, a spoken word and slam poet, research manager and mother based in Dubai, the UAE. She recently won the Rooftop Rhythms Grand Slam Poetry 2020, the Middle East’s longest-running...

In a world that is full of stereotypes of gender, race, religion, and caste, intersectional solidarities are increasingly becoming important. Poets and writes from the global south are engaged in the process of forging bonds across...

Sudanese wedding traditions from a different perspective....Read More

In this poem, Nihal recounts the times her late grandfather told her stories about the past....Read More

Eman's rendition of natural hair questions anti-curls cultural norms and media imposed images of beauty. In her words we find pride, rebellion and identity paradoxes of the hair and the land....Read More