METHODS OF PRESENTATION AND EXPRESSION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE POETRY OF HUSEYN ARIF

Abstract

Huseyn Arif is one of the artists who relates to the traditions of folk poetry with all his soul and being. From the first days of his entry into literature, the artist, who attracted the attention of the literary community with his uniqueness and rich talent, has become a household name in languages ​​with his unique poems, articles, and social activities. The artist, who is the bearer of the national-spiritual culture, ethnographic richness, and identity norms of the people in all parameters, is characterized not only by what he writes and creates, but also by his naturalness in his speeches, stories, and events. The stories about the poet, who is a friend of lovers, a soulmate, and a favorite of the people, are still a household name in languages ​​even though several decades have passed since his death. In terms of being close to the people, H. Arif cannot be compared to anyone.

The poet, who entered Azerbaijani literature in the fifties of the last century, has written his name in the memories, or rather in the hearts of a wide audience, as one of the invaluable connoisseurs of the ethnographic culture of the people. The poems sung in the repertoire of the ashugs, the names and sayings of the artists, the conversations about them, have become an example as an indicator of his sincerity and closeness to the people. The creativity and life stories of the writer, who carries all the subtleties of the folk language, rich everyday audience, ethnographic culture in his words, conversations, and soul, and presents them in various forms, in each poem, on the level of unique thought (and idiom), are an example in the true sense of the word. H.Arif, with his entire creativity, lively activity, is a style, an example of uniqueness.