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Misrak Terefe

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Misrak Terefe

Misrak Terefe is a well-known poet and performer based in Addis Ababa. She is a founding member of the Tobiya Poetic Jazz group, which holds hugely popular monthly literary/musical events at the Ras Hotel in Addis Ababa. She was the first female poet to put out her own VCD and is featured in other joint publications as well as on the Tobiya DVD (vol 1). She has published one book of poems, called Chew Berenda (Salt Market).

Articles by Misrak Terefe

First Read—from “Songs We Learn from Trees”
By Misrak Terefe
Songs We Learn from Trees, an anthology of Amharic poetry edited and translated by Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje, is forthcoming this week from Carcanet Press. Today's First Read spotlights…
Translated by Chris Beckett & Yemisrach Tassew