Hafiz Baxish (full name: Hafiz Habib oghlu Baxishov) (1932–1989) was an
Azerbaijani
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poet.
Life
Baxish was born in Upper Giretagh village of Gafan region in Zengezur district, in modern-day
Armenia.
He worked as a school teacher in the nearby Govshud village in 1950-1952 and then studied theatre and cinema acting in Azerbaijan State Theater Institute. While a student, he acted as a director of an amateur acting group. In 1956-1961 he worked as a tutor as well as a director of a recreation center in
Sumgayit
Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...
,
Azerbaijan.
In 1961, he acted first as an assistant director, then director, and senior director at Azerbaijan State Radio and Television Committee. His first poem was published on “Socialist Sumgayit” newspaper. His first poem entitled “Samur-Devechi channel” was published on the same newspaper in 1957. Although he published six more poems afterwards, he was better known for his lyrics, which were used extensively in musical compositions.
He died on September 4, 1989.
Poems
* "I am a son of Azerbaijan"
* "Nightingales"
* "I won’t let my love die"
* "I have missed mountains"
* "Life is like a leaf"
* "Mother sings a lulluby" 111
References
Azerbaijani poets
1932 births
1989 deaths
20th-century poets
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