Uzbek Poet Erkin Vâhid's Poem Named 'Vätän Umidi' (Hope For A Motherland) and Its Commentary [Özbek şairi erkin vâhid'in 'vätän umidi' adli şiiri ve yorumu]

Abstract

Uzbek poetry was founded both under the influence of tradition and contemporary trends. Poets, who couldn't express themselves rightly under the oppressive Soviet regime, they reached freedom of expression after independence. Erkin Vâhid is one of the prominent names in modern-day Uzbek poetry. He had drawn attention during the Soviet period by writing the eulogy named Özbegim and accordingly the reaction of the Communist Party. The poet, who usually writes lyrical poems, also has verses in Western and Classical Turkic styles. His poem named Vatan Ümidi, which he wrote during the the period of independence of Uzbekistan in the disintegration of the Soviet Union, draws attention with its short volume, but wide references. In this poem, which has only seven doublets, the poet has depicted all of the miseries the Turks of Turkestan, notably Uzbeks, have suffered during the Tsarist and Soviet periods.