Hama Tuma

Biography

Hama Tuma was born in 1949 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He studied law at Addis Ababa University but was expelled for demonstrating against the regime of Emperor Haile Selassie in his final year. Subsequently, he was banned by three different Ethiopian governments for his commitment to human rights. He left Ethiopia and traveled extensively before settling in France. He is the author of several books of poetry, which have been translated into English, Italian, French, and Hebrew.

Birth Date

1949-01-01

Place of Birth

Country of Nationality

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University

Sources

"Hama Tuma." Lyrikline, https://www.lyrikline.org/en/poems/what-it-8076. Accessed 14 July 2022.

"Hama Tuma." Modern Poetry in Translation, https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/poem/just-a-nobody/. Accessed 18 November 2024.

"Hama Tuma." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 November 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hama_Tuma. Accessed 18 November 2024.