Gaariye

Mohamed Hashi Dhamac (Somali: Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac) better known as Gaarriye was a legendary Somali poet and political activist.[1][2]

Mohamed Hashi Dama Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac
Gaariye reciting poetry in the 80s
Born	1949 Hargeisa, British Somaliland (now Somaliland)
Died	30 September 2012 Norway
Pen name	Gaariye
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]

Gaarriye died at a hospital in Norway on 30 September 2012.[9]

Poetry

Gaariye worked closely with British lingusit 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.[10]

Works

• Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac (2013). Hagarlaawe : diiwaanka maansooyinka. Hargesya : Sagalet. ISBN 9780956117335.
• Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac, Jama Musse Jama (ed.) (2012). Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac "Gaarriye" : biography and poems. Pisa : Ponte Invisibile. ISBN 9788888934334.

See also

• Hadraawi
• Elmi Boodhari
• Abdillahi Suldaan Mohammed Timacade
• Somali literature

References

1. 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.
2. Orwin, Martin. "Maxamed Xaashi Dhamac 'Gaarriye'". Poetry Translation Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Issa-Salwe, Abdisalam M. (1996). The Collapse of the Somali State: The Impact of the Colonial Legacy. HAAN. p. 83. ISBN 9781874209911.
6. Didier Morin, Littérature et politique en Somalie, Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire, Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, 1997, p.32
7. https://www.bookdepository.com/Hagarlaawe-Mohamed-Hashi-Dama/9780956117335
8. Rebuilding Somaliland:issues and possibilities, Red Sea Press, 2005, p. 141
9. "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.
10. 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.