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 ROBINSON

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Intimate 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.

"Samatar seamlessly blends influences from Somali oral history, Ovidian tales and Homer's Odyssey ... Cathartic, musical, emotionally satisfying as well as erudite" - POETRY BOOK SOCIETY

"Elmi's whose plangent lyrics disguise a sharp bite" - GUARDIAN, Best recent poetry