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Couplet (Hemistich)
12017-10-10T20:51:38+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a1282413cyoa23plain2018-04-14T19:14:02+00:00branching_parent_pageAnonymousYou have something quick you want to get off your chest and want to ensure its circulation. You’ll use the workhorse of daily Mahri poetry: couplets that are easily composed and transmitted, no fuss, and no requirement of high social standing. Some poetic skill is assumed, although it is not required. This is poetry for the people.
12017-10-10T20:51:38+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Hemistich (Occasional)Stanford University Press5cyoa11plain2018-06-08T22:00:26+00:00branching_parent_pageStanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
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12017-10-10T20:51:36+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Race Relations in al-Mahra7poemplain2018-06-12T20:59:41+00:00Samuel Liebhaber92edd610c0d14d00181bd949250cbe90dae08f10