Step into the vibrant world of Borana oral poetry through Qoosa, a witty, critical, and deeply cultural genre of verbal art. In this book, Professor Fugich delivers a profound literary and cultural exegesis of qoosa—a form of poetic banter that entertains while delivering sharp social truths. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, and Bakhtin’s theory of the carnivalesque, this book unveils qoosa as more than humor. It is a mirror to the soul of the Borana community—affirming identity, challenging norms, and cementing social bonds through poetry.