Mämmetweli Kemine

Monument in Ashgabat

Mämmetweli Kemine (c. 1770 – c. 1840) was a Turkmen satirical poet whose works have become a key part of Turkmen literature.

Born in Seraks, he studied at the Islamic medrassah in Bukhara.

Some forty of his poems survive. Many are critical of the clergy and landowners.


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