Revenge as poetry and poetry as revenge:
The porter comes in, announcing that a Bedouin with a bow and arrow, claiming to be a poet, is waiting at the door. The new Caliph orders the porter to allow the poet in: "this is my uncle Sadif" he says. A tall black Arab comes in; leans on his bow, imitating the old pre-Islamic hero, Antara who is said to have improvised his epic poem while leaning on his bow, and started reciting one of the most famous and most bloody poems in Arab history [...]
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