THEMATIC APPROACH TO AZIM SUYUN’S POEMS

Abstract

Azim Suyun was born on February 22, 1948 in the village of Nakurt, in the province of Samarkand,
Uzbekistan. He is known for his works in the genres of story, drama, epic, poetry and translation in
Uzbek Literature. In addition to his; he has many works written about poetry and poet. The poet is
one of the important figures of Uzbek Literature in the Soviet and Independence Period. Azim
Suyun did not remain indifferent to the problems of the age in which he lived, and dealt with the
existing troubles and the events he personally witnessed in his works. At the same time, the poet
drew attention to the unique beauties of the geography he lived in after mentioning the historical
importance of the ancient cities of Uzbekistan.Between 1978 and 2020, Azim Suyun came to the forefront with his works written on many
subjects such as love, nature, family, homeland, nation, independence, language, religion, goodness,
philosophy, historical and literary figures, poets and poetry, criticism and so on.
In the study, after the subjects that the poet mainly deals with in his poems are mentioned, his works
are examined thematically. It covered classified under eight headings as “Poems About Homeland
and Nation”, “Literary Personalities”, “Poems About Poet”, “Criticism Poems”, “Poems on
Religious Subjects”, “Poems About Nature”, “Poems About Seasons” and “Love Poems”. In this
study, it is aimed to introduce his works by emphasizing the aesthetic power and poetic features of
the poet’s poems.