Silent voices : the role of Somali women's poetry in social and political life

dc.contributor.author	Jama, Zainab Mohamed	eng
dc.date.issued	1994-03	eng
dc.description	In this paper women's poetry will be examined. Somali classical poetry--the type of poetry best suited to address issues of serious interest--is divided into four main styles: Gabay, Geeraar, Jiifto, and Buranbur. According to this classification, based on the way the poem is chanted and the rhythmic pattern of words, the Gabay, Geeraar, and Jiifto are seen as male genres while Buranbur is considered the female style (Andrzejewski and Lewis 1974).	eng
dc.description	Issue title; "African Oral Traditions."	eng
dc.format.extent	18 pages	eng
dc.identifier.citation	Oral Tradition, 9/1 (1994): 185-202.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10355/64643
dc.language	English	eng
dc.title	Silent voices : the role of Somali women's poetry in social and political life	eng
dc.type	Article	eng