Dhoodaan: The Death of a Poet
At 72 years of age, poet Abdullahi Ma’allin Ahmed (Dhoodaan) recently died in Harar, Ethiopia. He was a renowned Somali poet with unrivaled talents and miraculous voice. He is considered to be one of the most outstanding Somali poets, albeit his contentious traits. Poet Dhoodaan would use his poems as a weapon whenever he felt …