Fikrat Goja

Fikrat Goja (, 25 August 1935 – 5 May 2021) was an Azerbaijani poet. He was honored as a People's Poet of Azerbaijan in 1998.

Early life and education Goja was born in Agdash. He attended Maxim Gorky Literature Institute of Moscow, graduating in 1964.

"The Woman Who Couldn't Find Words" was Goja's first published poem. Goja described it as "about a woman who was surprised about everything all the time. She was unable to understand the things that were going on in the world around her."

Biography Goja was the executive editor of Gobustan since 1978, and he was active in the Writer's Union of Azerbaijan, becoming secretary in 1997.

Recognition In 1968, Goja received the Lenin Komsomol Prize for a poem dedicated to youth heroism and valor.

In 2015, Goja was awarded the Sharaf Order of merit for his contributions to Azerbaijani literature. The ceremony took place at the Azerbaijan Writers Union.

On August 25, 2020, Goja was awarded the Istiglal Order by President Ilham Aliyev for his contribution to Azerbaijani culture.

Death Goja died on May 5, 2021, in Azerbaijan.

Books

Qağayı (1963) Hamıya borcluyam (1965) Yatmadığım gecələrdə (1970) Günlərin bir günü (1972) Gül ömrü (1975) İnsan xasiyyəti (1980) Ömürdən səhifələr (1984) Mavi dünyanın adamları (1988) Taleyin ağır taleyi (1993) Dənizdə ay çiməndə (1967) Seçilmiş əsərləri (2014)