Category
page 1Somalian poets
Ismail Mire
Commander and poet of king Diiriye Guure
Hadrawi
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (1943 – 18 August 2022), known by the pseudonym Hadrawi, was a Somali poet, philosopher and songwriter. Having written many notable protest works, Hadrawi has been likened by some to Shakespeare, and his poetry has been translated into various languages. He is the older brother of Hurre Walanwal, another Somali poet and songwriter.

Dada Masiti
Ashraf poet
Said Salah Ahmed
Somali playwright, poet, educator, filmmaker
Shadya Yasin
Somali social activist, poet, teacher

Shaykh Sufi
Somali scholar
Ladan Osman
Somali poet and teacher
Abdullahi Qarshe
Musician, poet and playwright (1924–1994)
Amran Mohamed Ahmed
Somali writer, poet and journalist

Egal Shidad