Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry by

Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry

with Chris Beckett (Translator), Alemu Tebeje (Translator)

304 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective medium-paced

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This is the very first anthology of Ethiopian poetry in English, packed with all the energy, wit, and heartache of a beautiful country and language. From folk and religious poems, warrior boasts, praises of women and kings and modern plumbing; thr...

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