Biography
Haji Gora Haji was born in 1933 in Tumbatu, Zanzibar. He is best known for Kimbunga, his debut poetry collection, published in 1994. He never received a formal education but learned the alphabet from a childhood friend. As a child, he attended a madrasa, where he studied the Koran. His publications include several books of poems, such as Utenzi wa Visa vya Nabii Suleiman bin Daudi (The Epic of Prophet Suleiman, Son of Daud) and Siri ya Ging’ingi (The Secrets of Ging’ingi), along with five children’s books and a novel.
Poetry Collections
Kimbunga: Tungo za Visiwani, Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili, 1994 Kunganyira, E &D, 2004 Ujanja wa sungura, OUP, 2004) Kamusi ya kitumbatu, Zanzibar, 2006 Siri ya Ging'ingi, Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili, 2011 Shuwari, DL2A BULUU PUBLISHING, 2019
