The image of the Motherland in the poetry of Elchin Iskanderzade

Abstract

The poetry of Elchin Iskanderzadeh, who belongs to the literary generation of the 90s, is
very rich. He wrote on various topics. But there were also themes from the 90s of the last century:
The struggle for independence and the lost sacred lands of Karabakh. In this sense, the image of the
Motherland occupies a special place in Elchin's poetry. The theme of glorification of the
Motherland runs like a red thread in his poems. This article selected and analyzed his poems about
the Motherland – “I sent my poems to a foreign land”, “Bloody poem”, “Cherry leaves in love”,
“Blood”, “Does it stay”, etc., his poems – "Shahmar’s shikeste", "The Rock of Mamed Araz" and
his other works.
The article also mentions the views of those who wrote about the work of the poet – Ph.D of
Philology Vagif Yusifli, People's poets Mammad Araz, Nariman Hasanzade, writer Garib Mehdi
and a number of other authors.