Book traces the life of Djiboutian poet Omar Kuul
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lanation
Djiboutian writer Mohamed Awaleh Dirir has devoted a biography of more than 250 pages to poet, lyricist, composer and teacher Omar Daher Abdi, known as Omar Kuul. Presented in Ali-Sabieh in late September, the book recounts his life and his attachment to Somali culture, according to La Nation.
Mohamed Awaleh Dirir traces the life of Djiboutian poet Omar Daher Abdi, known as Omar Kuul, in a book of more than 250 pages blending memories, testimonies and poems. The book, titled “Omar Daher Abdi, known as Omar Kuul, or the exemplary journey of a prodigious poet”, was presented for the first time in Ali-Sabieh at the end of September, the Djiboutian daily La Nation reports.
A poet, storyteller, composer and teacher, Omar Kuul devoted his life to working with words in the Somali language. The presentation took place in the reception hall of the Palmeraie Hotel in Ali-Sabieh.
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