Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry

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Songs We Learn from Trees: An Anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry

The Making of Songs We Learn from Trees, the First Anthology of Amharic Poetry in English

Uzoma Ihejirika

The Making of Songs We Learn from Trees, the First Anthology of Amharic Poetry in English

Uzoma Ihejirika

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