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National Anthem.

“At once visceral and precise, it propels you forward, forward, like a great story teller in a hushed room” - John Campbell, journalist and presenter

“New Zealand literature – and I would argue world literature – needs this book, now more than ever.” - Tusiata Avia, author of Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

“Mohamed’s writing has opened my eyes to the extraordinary power of slam poetry” - Lynda Chanwai-Earle, 2019 Writer in Residence at International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML)

National Anthem is a collection of poetry published by Dead Bird Books. It is a meditation on the beauty and madness of migration, nationalism and the enduring search for home.