On September 29, literary scholars Saadat Shikhyeva and Rafael Huseynov delivered speeches at the event dedicated to the literary heritage of 14th-century Azerbaijani poet Imadaddin Nasimi.
The event took place at the Baku Book Center within the framework of the Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Art and Spirituality, which was held in Azerbaijan on September 27-30 under the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.
After the speeches, there was Nasimi poetry evening organized by Khazar poetry club of Azerbaijan’s Writers' Union. Poet Haji Arif Buzovnaly briefed the audience on the main directions of Nasimi's poetry.
The participants of the evening Elser Gadri, Kamal Huseynzade, Nizami Mujahed, Vusala Mehri, Nijat Nesri, Rustam Tofig and others read the imitations for the gazelle of Nasimi.
The evening also featured presentation of two poetry books - "Thank You" and "Silence" by Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, public activist and poetess Leyla Aliyeva, who also read several of her poems at the event.
The books by Leyla Aliyeva include such poems as "Wedding", "Love People", "My Secret Friend," "The Lost Angel," "Disappearance," "Being Together," "I create", "Falling Falls," "Sometimes they just fade", "The Right to Live", "Red Dress", "Sun", "Dreaming", "Man", "You are to blame", "The days pass", "Woman" and many others. Leyla Aliyeva is also the author of unusual and vivid illustrations to her books.