Prominent poet, playwright, and journalist Nariman Hasanzade was born in rural Azerbaijan in 1931. His works address love, Azerbaijani history, folk traditions, the roles of women in society, and the natural world. Author of dozens of poetry collections, in 2005 he received the national lifetime achievement award, “People’s Poet of Azerbaijan.”
Photo: Wine Dharma/UNsplashIn his bildungsroman, the “People’s Poet of Azerbaijan” describes a time when “all the world smelled of bread.”
I’d taken off my clothes and climbed into bed. But I…
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