Arm wrestling

Ey Dost, by Kerim

This is the art of simultaneous poem. The poets write and tell the poem simultaneously. It is one of the oldest art of Azerbaijani folk, and is local culture of Absherone peninsula, but there are some rare examples in Shirvan region... The name of the culture is "Meyxana" which means place of wine, the name comes from the place where this culture formed. Meyxana members get drunk from the effects of poems, and philosophy not from the effects of wine...

As poet says:

Ey könül, bil bize qalmayib qemin qemxanelerin,
Çekmiyek derdini bundan bele divanelerin.

Ehli meyxane olur mest bizim sozumuz ile,
Ehtiyac olmur, içilmir meyi peymaneleri...