The Epic of Cader Idris

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 ____________________________________ 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.>

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Samatar Elmi

Product details

• Authors: Samatar Elmi, Elmi Samatar
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9781526675200
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-7520-0
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry