“The high point of the Golden Age of Georgian literature is represented by the thirteenth century epic romance ვეფხისტყაოსანი (vepkhist’q’aosani), ‘The Knight in the Panther’s Skin’, by Shota Rustaveli.”
“… the original metrical structure… is so complex that sometimes it requires rhyming words to the fourth syllable.”
Well said. Even though the Wiscon Concom didn’t withdraw the invitation to EM, I wonder if it was ‘suggested’ that , after a face-saving interval, she might regretfully withdraw from the con due to pressure of work –or that she even might make that decision herself? We’ll see.