The Epic of Cader Idris

Author: Elmi, Samatar

Poetry

Published on 7 November 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Poetry) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 112 pages
197 x 131 x 14 | 122g

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 ROBINSONIntimate 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.