# Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf (Caasha Luul Maxamuud Yuusuf)

> Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf: London-based Somali poet, author of The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib (2017).

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## Who is she?

Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf is a contemporary Somali poet who has lived in Britain for more than 25 years ([Wikipedia, Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Lul_Mohamud_Yusuf)). She is known for her command of classical Somali forms such as the gabay, a field mostly led by men (same source). See [Somalis in London](/en/diaspora/london/).

## Books

Her books, in Somali with English translations, are ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Lul_Mohamud_Yusuf)):

- *Taste: Dookh*, translated by Maxamed Xasan "Alto" and Clare Pollard, Poetry Translation Centre, 2012
- *The Sea-Migrations: Tahriib*, translated by Clare Pollard, Said Jama Hussein and Maxamed Xasan "Alto", Bloodaxe Books, 2017

The critics Jeremy Noel-Tod and Carol Rumens both named *The Sea-Migrations* among the best poetry books of 2017 (same source).

## Reach in the diaspora

She reaches Somali audiences through her YouTube channel and WhatsApp messages, and hosts a Somali TV show based in the UK ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Lul_Mohamud_Yusuf)).

## In short

A London-based master of Somali classical poetry whose 2017 bilingual collection was named among the year's best.

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