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Ladan Osman

Born

Mogadishu, Somalia

Website

http://ladanosman.com

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Genre

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Ladan Osman (Somali: Laadan Cismaan, Arabic: لادان عثمان‎) is a Somali-American poet and teacher. She was born in Mogadishu. Her poetry is centered on her Somali and Muslim heritage, and has been published in a number of prominent literary magazines. In 2014, she was awarded the annual Sillerman First Book Prize for her collection The Kitchen Dweller's Testimony.

Osman earned a BA from Otterbein University. She subsequently studied at the University of Texas at Austin's Michener Center for Writers, where she earned an MFA. She has received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, and Michener Center for Writers.

Osman lives in Chicago. ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 369 ratings · 39 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The BreakBeat Poets, Vol. 3: Halal If You Hear Me by Fatimah Asghar (Editor, Contributor), Safia Elhillo (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Aria Aber (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.34 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony (African Poetry Book) by Ladan Osman, Kwame Dawes (Foreword) 4.39 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exiles of Eden 4.09 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven New Generation African Poets: A Chapbook boxed set by T.J. Dema, Clifton Gachagua, Tsitsi Jaji 4.43 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry by Joanne V. Gabbin (Editor), Lauren K. Alleyne (Editor), Rita Dove (Foreword) 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordinary Heaven 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Allies by Ed Pavlić (Editor), Evie Shockley (Editor), Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony (African Poetry Book) by Osman, Ladan (2015) Paperback it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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