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Ḥājj Dākōn
12017-10-10T20:52:06+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a1282413poet and rawiplain2018-04-10T21:24:55+00:00AnonymousḤājj Dākōn is a semiprofessional poet, an enthusiastic collector of Mahri poetry and ardent advocate for the preservation and continuance of Mahri culture and language. Approximately forty-five years old, Ḥājj Dākōn is one the youngest poets I met who actively continues to compose poetry in the Mahri language. In addition to hewing to traditional forms of lyric poetry, Ḥājj Dākōn has embarked on a campaign to create new modes of Mahri poetry that reflect current trends in poetic composition and performance across southern Arabia and the Gulf. More details on Ḥājj Dākōn’s life and poetic works can be found in The Dīwān of Ḥājj Dākōn (American Institute for Yemeni Studies, 2011).
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12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Everyday I Come Complaining13poemplain2020-03-03T06:17:27+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:19+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824A Passion for Beauty12poemplain2020-03-03T06:55:52+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Why Are You Working In A Dust Cloud?11poemplain2020-03-03T06:59:03+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:36+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824The Desire of the Four Poets10poemplain2018-06-12T21:32:58+00:00Samuel Liebhaber92edd610c0d14d00181bd949250cbe90dae08f10
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Desire10poemplain2020-03-03T06:36:07+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Her Looks and Figure Are Beautiful10poemplain2020-03-03T06:41:05+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Enough, My Heart, Enough!10poemplain2020-03-03T06:42:46+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Fāten/Hayfa and the Moon9poemplain2020-03-03T06:39:01+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Watch Out and Be Warned9poemplain2020-03-03T06:49:12+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824I’m Not To Blame9poemplain2020-03-03T06:51:23+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824I Want to Ask at the Wedding Party9poemplain2020-03-03T06:53:03+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Leave My Darling To Her Heart's Desire8poemplain2020-03-03T06:46:03+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824I Used To Think That Man Could Endure8poemplain2020-03-03T06:57:30+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Little Jewel Said7poemplain2018-04-16T21:43:50+00:00Anonymous
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824For a Long Time7poemplain2020-03-03T06:20:16+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824You Are The Death Of Me and My Life7poemplain2020-03-03T06:24:46+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:22+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824O My Eyes, How Can They Sleep?7poemplain2020-03-03T06:28:46+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824O My Love, If Only You Knew7poemplain2020-03-03T06:30:16+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:21+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824I Want To Write A Line7poemplain2020-03-03T06:32:31+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:42+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Fuṣḥā Mahri: A Short Lyric Poem6poemplain2018-06-05T01:57:43+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:41+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Wedding Night Song6poemplain2018-06-05T02:11:06+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824
12017-10-10T20:51:36+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Humorous Couplets: Bir Laʿṭayṭ6poemplain2018-06-12T20:12:34+00:00Samuel Liebhaber92edd610c0d14d00181bd949250cbe90dae08f10
12017-10-10T20:51:41+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Work Song for Stitching and Repairing Fabric5poemplain2018-04-17T11:13:22+00:00Anonymous
12017-10-10T20:51:37+00:00Stanford University Pressaf84c3e11fe030c51c61bbd190fa82a3a1a12824Humorous Couplet: Sdōn the Fool5poemplain2018-05-08T20:36:50+00:00Samuel Liebhaber92edd610c0d14d00181bd949250cbe90dae08f10
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