Arabic Poetry Takes a Turn

Arabic poetry can be absolutely gorgeous with the way poets express these beautifully complex emotions so easily and then there is this Abu Hasan al-Sari (972 CE) She has an ass below a slender waist That oppresses us both: It tortures me when I think about it And tires her when she moves to stand up.

The meme contrasts the elegant, emotionally complex reputation of Arabic poetry with a blunt medieval verse about a woman’s body and the poet’s crude fixation. The punchline is the sudden shift from refined literary praise to unexpectedly vulgar and absurd imagery. EN: The meme contrasts the elegant, emotionally complex reputation of Arabic poetry with a blunt medieval verse about a woman’s body and the poet’s crude fixation. The punchline is the sudden shift from refined literary praise to unexpectedly vulgar and absurd imagery.

• @eternalclassic / 56920 2024-09-06