Gaariye
Mohamed Hashi Dhamac (Somali: Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac, 1949 – 30 September 2012) better known as Gaarriye, was a Somali poet and political activist. He belonged to the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan.[1][2]
Mohamed Hashi Dama Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac | |
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 Gaariye reciting poetry in the 1980s | |
| Born | 1949 Hargeisa, British Somaliland (now Somalia) |
| Died | September 30, 2012 (aged 62–63) Norway |
| Pen name | Gaarriye |
| Occupation | Poet, Activist |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Alma mater | Somali National University |
| Subject | Patriotism, Anti-Apartheid, Reconciliation |
| Notable works | Hargarlaawe, Delley, Fad Galbeed, Garaad-daran |
Biography
Gaariye was born in Hargeisa in 1949 in former British Somaliland. He finished his elementary and secondary studies in Hargeisa in the early 1970s.[3] and for University studies he enrolled in the Somali National University College in Afgooye and took the degree in bachelor of science in 1974.[4] Known as a sharp critic, he would start the famous Deelley poetic chain in response to repression in Somalia under Siad Barre's rule. Other famous poets such as Hadrawi would contribute to Deelley.[5] He was a member of the Somali National Movement and following the Somali Civil War he composed one of the best known Somali poems on the theme of reconciliation, "Hagarlaawe" (The Charitable) which is translated into English by Martin Orwin.[6][7][8] In the 1970s Gaariye independently discovered the Somali prosodic system around the same time as fellow literary scholar Abdillahi Diiriye Guled.[9]
Gaarriye died at a hospital in Norway on 30 September 2012.[10]
Poetry
Gaariye worked closely with British linguist Martin Orwin in the later years of his life to transcribe and translate many of his best poems into English. His translated poems were published post humously alongside Hadraawi's and some other prominent contemporary Somali poets in a 2018 biography of Gaariye.[11]
Works
References
- B. W. Andrzejewski; S. Pilaszewicz; W. Tyloch, eds. (2009) [1985]. Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge UP. p. 394. ISBN 9780521256469. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- Orwin, Martin. "Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye'". Poetry Translation Centre. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- "Somaliland: Mohamed Hashi Gaariye Passes away -". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- "Somaliland: Mohamed Hashi Gaariye Passes away -". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- Issa-Salwe, Abdisalam M. (1996). The Collapse of the Somali State: The Impact of the Colonial Legacy. HAAN. p. 83. ISBN 9781874209911.
- Didier Morin, Littérature et politique en Somalie, Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire, Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, 1997, p.32
- "Hagarlaawe : Mohamed Hashi Dama : 9780956117335".
- Rebuilding Somaliland:issues and possibilities, Red Sea Press, 2005, p. 141
- Somali Prosodic Systems. Johnson, John William,(1979). Horn of Africa Journal, 2(3): 46-54
- "The Great Somali Poet, Mohamed Hashi Dama (Gaarriye), Passes away in Norway". JubbalandNews. Jubbalandnews.com. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- Jama Musse Jama (2018). Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac Gaarriye: Biography and Poems. Ponte Invisible. p. 12. ISBN 9788888934334.
Further reading
- Yuusuf Cismaan Cabdile (2016). Diiwaanka siinley : silsiladdii ay kacaanka isa seegeen. Hargeysa, Somaliland : Sagajet Publications. ISBN 9789188133151.
- Cabdiraxmaan C. Faarax (2015). Mahadho : Sooyaalkii iyo Waxqabadkii Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye' (1949-2012). [Sweden] : Hal-aqoon Publishers. ISBN 9789188133014.
- Boobe Yuusuf Ducaale (2013). Ilmadii hal-abuurka : Maqaallo iyo maansooyin loogu baroor-diiqay : Macallin Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac (Gaarriye), 1952kii-2012ka. Hargeysa : Bobe Publications. ISBN 9780956117311.