Mohamed Shaltami

Mohamed Shaltami: The Accusation

Mohamed Shaltami (1945- 2010) Benghazi-Libya: A renowned Libyan poet, his early works of poetry was published in 1960’s and became very popular among university students and political activists in Libya. He was imprisoned for his opinions and political activism during the late years of the monarchy era and again in the early years of the Libyan revolution. He has six collections of poetry.

Libya: Writing about the Revolution

 

Two poems of the Libyan Revolution

A poem from western Libya in honour of the new revolution - in Berber, the Zuwara dialect - that sums it up nicely: