Anan (fl. 9th c.)
Anan (fl. 9th c.)
Arabic poet. Name variations: 'Anan. Died c. 846.
Lived in Baghdad as slave to al-Natifi, who invited poets and intellectuals to meet her; wrote poems modeled on measures of classical Arabic poems, erotic poems (mujun) exchanged with poet Abu Nuwas, and love lyrics to poet Abbas ibn al-Ahnaf.
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