Asha Lul Yusuf

Asha Mohamud Yusuf “Asha Luul” is a poet belonging to the new Somali generation poets, a shining star among Somali women poets.

Her poetry covers wide subjects concerning the vast changing current Somali affairs, including love and family, social criticism/development, migration/ exile and human rights.

She also a published author. Her book, Tahriib (The Sea-Migrations), received critical acclaim and was named the Poetry Book of the Year 2018 by The Sunday Times.

She lives in London where she has been calling home since early 1990’s.

Her translated works can be found here: https://www.poetrytranslation.org/poets/asha-lulmohamud-yusuf