ARGONAUT BOOKS

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. Reviews With music at its core, Samatar Elmi's The Epic of Cader Idris's themes resonate across history, mythology, philosophy and consciousness. Th...Read More