Gasham isabeyli’s world of poetry

Abstract

Gasham İsabeyli is one of the bright names of Azerbaijani literature, especially children's literature, during the independence period. Geşem İsabeyli, who started writing during the independence period of Azerbaijani literature, draws attention with her own style in her first works. The influence of Western literature is also felt in the poet's works, which benefit from folk literature. Gasham İsabeyli, who became famous with his first book, is one of the important representatives of today's Azerbaijani literature. Gasham İsabeyli stands out in Azerbaijani children's literature with his unique style, original, concise, flexible and humorous language. His fluent lyrical poems are excellent examples of art that appeal to young children as well as young people. The poet, who devoted almost all of his works to children, became a writer loved by children by writing fairy tales as well as poetry. A realistic view of life, spiritual and moral education, humanist feelings and humanity are essential in Gasham İsabeyli's works. He is always sensitive to the style of expression and the tone of the artistic word. This is exactly why his works are valuable. The poet tries to stay away from complex expressions in his works and focuses more on real life. In his poems, he advises young readers to love the land they were born in and to protect their homeland like the apple of their eye. It is about the lives of hard-working people who endure all kinds of difficulties, are honorable, open-minded, and always live with the desire for truth and justice. Moreover, he managed to convey the flow of time into poetic verses. In the article, the period from the poet's first poems to today's poems is researched and the poems are analyzed.

Keywords

• azerbaijani literature
• children's literature
• fasham isabeyli
• concept of homeland
• national values