1928–2014
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Ladan Osman
Biography
United States
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Ladan Osman (Somali: Laadan Cismaan, Arabic: لادان عثمان) is a Somali-American poet, director, and photographer. Her poetry is centered on themes of dislocation and migration, 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.
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