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Miale ya Mashariki is an anthology of eighty-two poems. These poems have been composed following different themes, styles and forms. The inclusion of both metred and free verses aims at exposing readers and literary critics to different kinds of Kiswahili poems.
The poems in this collection will attract broad readership. They will be useful in secondary schools, teacher training colleges as well as universities. Likewise, scholars doing research on Kiswahili poetry will find this anthology a great treasure. The value of a house cannot be judged from the door, open and see what is inside!
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“There are many poems in this book composed in different forms and styles. Readers will learn about different types of poems upon reading it.
“The introduction part of this book gives it a strong foundation. The reader gets useful hints on Kiswahili poems and poetry in general before reading and analyzing the poems.
“The poet’s expertise is portrayed through definition of various poetic terminologies and sighting examples from his poems.”
— Josiah Habwe, Kiswahili Books editor
Author Profile
Timothy Kinoti M’Ngaruthi was born in 1967 in Kanthungu village, Ruiri location of Buuri district in Meru County, Kenya. He attended Loire Primary School and later joined Chuka High School and Kanyakine High School for ‘O’ and ‘A’ level studies respectively.
He holds a bachelor of education degree in Kiswahili and Geography from Egerton University and Masters in Kiswahili from Kenyatta University. He is currently pursuing PhD at Chuka University College, a constituent college of Egerton University, where he is doing research on Kiswahili poetry.
The author has a wealth of experience in teaching Kiswahili language and literature in various secondary schools in Kenya. He has also taught Kiswahili at Chuka University College and Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) where he is a full-time lecturer.
This is his second book after Fasihi Simulizi na Utamaduni (Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, 2008), an oral literature reference book currently being used in high schools and universities in Kenya and abroad.
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