A Field Divided: Voices of Sister, Sons, and Homeland

De: Yassin Hamed

Narrado por: Thomas A. Penny

A sister’s phone call from a war-torn village.

A child’s drawing held up to a flickering screen.

A homeland that still dares to call itself the Land of Good.

A Field Divided: Voices of Sister, Sons, and Homeland is a poetic chronicle of Sudan’s recent war and its long shadows, told through three central poems and the reflections that surround them.

In “Omzina: A Wound in Two Tobes”, a brother listens as his sister’s voice crosses miles of dust and silence. Through her, the poem speaks for Sudanese women who carry families, fields, and futures on their backs—wrapped in patience, endurance, and unspoken grief.

In “Through the Screen”, a father in exile answers a video call from his sons. Their voices travel through pixels and light, and a child’s painting of war becomes testimony: roses missing from the jar, a teacher wiping away tears, a childhood marked not by games but by conflict.

In “The Land of Good”, the poet turns directly to Sudan—a land wide and generous, yet narrowed by war and betrayal. The poem becomes a letter of lament and rebirth, calling for a new kind of citizenship built on work, mercy, and shared responsibility, “so that all may stand equal.”

Around these poems, reflections, an author’s note, and visual and cultural commentary deepen the journey: exploring Sudanese rural language and imagery, the emotional landscape of exile, and the quiet courage of women and children who survive what history rarely records. Written originally in Sudanese Arabic and rendered into English by the author, these pieces preserve the rhythm, intimacy, and cultural texture of the originals.

A Field Divided is for listeners drawn to poetry that feels like lived experience—for those interested in war and displacement, African and diaspora literature, and the fragile, resilient bonds between family and homeland.

©2025 Yassin Hamed (P)2026 Nile Nova Creative House