THEME OF TABRIZ IN XX CENTURY AZERBAIJANI POETRY
Tabriz AHADOV

The path of poetry was not only lyrical feelings of love but also struggles. Faced
with the hardships of history from time to time, Azerbaijani poetry has patriotic and
social content. In all epochs, Azerbaijani people never lost the spirit of freedom. In
the second half of the twentieth century, the longing for South Azerbaijan attracts
special attention in the works of all poets. Twentieth-century poetry, in which
political lyricism is widespread, is characterized by an all-Turkic culture engraved in
the genetic memory of the Azerbaijani people fighting for national independence and
freedom.
In the twentieth century, in Azerbaijani literature, especially in poetry, there were
poems glorifying the social and political injustices the people faced along with the
artistic truths arising from these injustices, longing for the homeland, democratic
national ideas about separation.
At the end of the century, conditions were created in South Azerbaijan for the
publication and development of the press in the native language. In Tabriz, Urmia,
Tehran, "Land of Fire", "Chanlibel", "Araz", "Azerbaijan", "For the Motherland",
"Freedom", "Brotherhood", "Existence", "Dada Gorgud", "On the way to revolution",
" Newspapers and magazines such as "Voice of Azerbaijan" began to be published.In
Azerbaijani literature, poetry has the power to transcend centuries, reaching the
highest peaks of time. In twentieth-century Azerbaijani poetry, the theme of the
South, especially Tabriz, is characterized by high art and the breadth of national
colors.

Keywords: longing for a Homeland, Tabriz theme, Azerbaijani poetry, South Azerbaijan