Mämmetweli Kemine

Turkmen satirical poet

Mämmetweli Kemine (c. 1770 – c. 1840) was a Turkmen satirical poet whose works have become a key part of Turkmen literature.^[1]^[2] Born in Sarahs, he studied at the Islamic medrassah in Bukhara.

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

References

^ "Mämmetweli Kemine – TÜRKMENISTAN WE DÜNÝÄ HABARLARY" (in Turkmen). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
^ "Асылбек Байтанұлы. Ұрымтал сөзге ұтқыр жауап | Әдебиет порталы". adebiportal.kz (in Kazakh). Retrieved 2022-11-27.