Poetry--Printed Sources
- Alhadżi Umaru (1858-1934), poeta ludu Hausa : studium historyczno-literackie / Stanisław Piłaszewicz byCall Number: 001.09438 W268r no. 191-192 (Library Annex)ISBN: 8300010491Publication Date: Warszawa : Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 1981Criticism and interpretation of the works of the early Hausa poet, Alhaji Umaru (1858-1934). Also issued online.
- Alƙalami A Hannun Mata byCall Number: PL8234.G85 A4 1983ISBN: 9781692286Publication Date: Zaria: Northern Nigeria Publishing Co., 1983An edited work of Hausa language poetry by two prominent Hausa female poets, Hajiya Hauwa Gwaram and Hajiya 'Yar Shehu.
Almajiri: A new African poetry by Call Number: PL8014.N62 A45 2001 (Watson Library)ISBN: 0865437882Publication Date: Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, 2001A collection of Nigerian street poetry, with selections in English, Yoruba, Fula, and Hausa.- Fasaha Aƙiliya byCall Number: PL8234.A44 F3 1976Publication Date: Zaria: Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., 1976
A collection of poems by Alhaji Aliyu Aƙilu, a notable poet of Hausa extraction. Alternate title is Waƙoƙin Fasaha Aƙiliya
- Individual Talent in the Hausa Poetic Tradition: A study of Aƙilu Aliyu and his art byCall Number: PL8234.A44 Z75 1977aPublication Date: Photocopy. [London?: University of London?, 1977?]This is a Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of London (1977), which examines a representative collection of works by the contemporary Hausa poet Aƙilu Aliyu in the context of Hausa verse in general and the literary tradition in particular. It includes verses in Hausa and Arabic.
Poetry, Prose, and Popular Culture in Hausa by Call Number: PL8233.5 .F87 1996ISBN: 1560986956Publication Date: Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1996- The relationship of social symbols and narrative metaphor: A study of fantasy and disguise in the Hausa tatsuniya of Niger byCall Number: PL8233.5 .S74 1981a (v. 1-2) (Watson Library)Publication Date: Photocopy. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1983
- Thematic Conflict and Narrative Technique in Abubakar Imam's Ruwan Bagaja byCall Number: PL8234.I4 Z75 1977Publication Date: 1977A Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1977)
- Waƙoƙin Mata: Hausa women’s oral poetry byCall Number: PL8233.5 .M33 1987aPublication Date: Photocopy. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1987.The author is a prominent scholar and an authority on Hausa language, and women in Islamic culture; and a former Director of the Kansas African Studies Center.
Oral and Written Poetry--Online Sources
- Aru Bo Pikka [Poetry and Song in Bole]Includes six performances of the Kona song style by several women from Potiskum and Fika, Nigeria.
- An example of Rubutacciyar Waƙa (Written Poetry)Excerpt of a poem decrying the weakening of the Hausa language.
- An Example of Waƙar Baka (Oral Song)Excerpt of a song by Alhaji Mamman Shata (d. 1998) admonishing northern Nigerians to "stop sleeping" and work for their own good and the country's greater benefit.
- The "Marriage Songs" of Ɗan Maraya Jos"Links to a detailed study of a group of songs by a famous Hausa musician, Ɗan Maraya Jos."
- The Metrics of Hausa Poetry and SongA general introduction to Hausa oral song (waƙar baka) and written poetry (rubutacciyar waƙa) with notes on themes, composition, performance, verse structure, rhyme, and meters. Also includes links to other sites.
Drama--Print Sources
- Tabarmar Kunya: A Hausa comedy byCall Number: PL8234 .G64 T3 1969 (Watson Library)Publication Date: Zaria : Northern Nigerian Pub. Co., 1969, c1968
The English translation of this Hausa drama title is The Mat of Shame.
- Wasan Marafa [A drama of Marafa] byCall Number: PL8234 .W37 1956Publication Date: Zaria: Norla, 1956
- Sarauniya Amina [Queen Amina] byCall Number: PL8234.A35 S3 1983ISBN: 9782368083Publication Date: Zaria: Hudahuda Pub. Co., [1983]
A Hausa play about the heroic exploits of Amina, the legendary Queen of Zazzau (i.e. Zaria).
Alternate title for this book is Amina Sarauniyar Zazzau (which could be translated as Amina, Queen of Zaria).