‘Arār, “Jordan’s Wandering Poet among the Gypsies,” and Maxwell Bodenheim, “The Village Rogue”

Muṣṭafa Wahbī al-Tall (1897–1949), commonly known by his pen name ‘Arār, is no doubt Jordan’s national poet, an intellectual, a sagacious politician, and governor. His poetry tackles issues related to the sensual pleasures of the body, including love, debauchery, fornication, wine, and drunkenness...

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