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{{Short description|Azerbaijani poet (1935–2021)}}{{Infobox writer
| name = Fikrat Goja
| native_name = Fikrət Qoca
| native_name_lang = az
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1935|08|25}}
| birth_place = [[Ağdaş, Azerbaijan|Agdash]], [[Azerbaijan SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|05|05|1935|08|25}}
| death_place = [[Ağdaş, Azerbaijan|Agdash]], [[Azerbaijan]]
| occupation = Poet
| awards = [[People's Poet of Azerbaijan]] (1998)
| birth_name = Fikrat Gojayev
}}

'''Fikrat Goja''' ({{langx|az|Fikrət Qoca}}, 25 August 1935 – 5 May 2021) was an [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] [[poet]]. He was honored as a [[People's Poet of Azerbaijan]] in 1998.

== Early life and education ==
Goja was born in [[Agdash, Azerbaijan|Agdash]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=AzeriTimes.com|title=People's poet Fikret Goja passes away|url=https://azeritimes.com/2021/05/05/peoples-poet-fikret-goja-passes-away/|access-date=2021-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref> 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."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=7.4 Fikrat Goja Poet|url=http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/74_folder/74.articles/74_goja.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=www.azer.com}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Goja was the executive editor of ''[[Gobustan (magazine)|Gobustan]]'' since 1978, and he was active in the [[Union of Azerbaijani Writers|Writer's Union of Azerbaijan]], becoming secretary in 1997.<ref name=":1" /> Many of Goja's poems in [[Azeri language|Azeri]] have been published. They covered the struggle for freedom.<ref name=":0" />

His books of poetry reflect his love for his homeland, his feelings of patriotism, and his thoughts on man and time. He has toured extensively in many countries and dedicated poems to national liberation movements in those countries, including Cuban freedom fighter [[Che Guevara|Ernesto Che Guevara]] ("Addressless Letters"), [[Guinea-Bissau]] liberation movement activist [[Amílcar Cabral|Amilcar Cabral]], Philippine nationalist protagonist [[José Rizal|Jose Risal]], young Vietnamese Lee Vi Tom and by the poems he wrote. He wrote "Passers-by", "Human level", "Ordinary truths" and others in the 1990s about the ongoing struggle for freedom. Furthermore, he wrote a number of prose works. The events of January 20, 1990, are reflected in the stories "Death is not separation" (1990), "For now, until the Day of Judgment" (2000).

Goja translated works by [[Mikhail Lermontov]], [[Taras Shevchenko]], I. Volker, among others. His works have been translated into a number of foreign languages.

Music was composed for his poems ("Mother, my friend is getting married", "My heart", "Morning", "[[Gel Ey Seher|Come, morning]]", "I couldn't find a flower", "The night is too long", "Autumn has come", etc.).

His poem “[[Gel Ey Seher]]" (Come, Hey Morning) was set to music and became a popular song by [[Polad Bülbüloğlu|Polad Bulbuloglu]]. In the late 1990s, Bubuloglu recorded a new version of Gel Ey Seher with an arrangement by [[Paul Buckmaster]]. While Bulbuloglu was having a huge success with the song and sold-out concerts in Russia, Bulbuloglu became the [[Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Azerbaijan)|Minister of Culture]] of Azerbaijan and later, the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FAREWELL TO PAUL BUCKMASTER|url=http://muzikotek.com.tr/en/publishing/news/paul-buckmaster-a-veda|access-date=2021-05-10|website=muzikotek.com.tr|language=en}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
In 1968, Goja received the [[Lenin Komsomol Prize]] for a poem dedicated to youth heroism and valor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-03|title=Famed Azerbaijani poet Fikret Goja marks 80th birthday|url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/87485.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=AzerNews.az|language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-23|title=Fikret Goja presented "Sharaf" order|url=https://www.azernews.az/culture/88145.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=AzerNews.az|language=en}}</ref>

On August 25, 2020, Goja was awarded the [[Istiglal Order]] by [[Ilham Aliyev|President Ilham Aliyev]] for his contribution to Azerbaijani culture.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Order of the President on Fikret Goja|url=https://qadin.net/en/news/108723-order-of-the-president-on-fikret-goja.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Qadin.Net ~ First national women's portal}}</ref>

== Death ==
Goja died on May 5, 2021, in Azerbaijan.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards ==

* "Lenin Komsomol" award of the Azerbaijan SSR — 1968
* Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — 30 July 1979
* [[Shohrat Order]] — June 26, 1995
* People's Poet of Azerbaijan honorary title — 23 May 1998
* [[Humay Award]] — 1998
* Individual pension of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan — 11 June 2002
* [[Honorary Diploma of President (Azerbaijan)|Honorary Diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan]] — 16 July 2010
* [[Sharaf Order]] — 1 September 2015
* State Prize of the Republic of Azerbaijan — 26 May 2016
* [[Istiglal Order]] — 24 August 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=F.G.Qocayevin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi |url=https://president.az/az/articles/view/40581 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=president.az |language=az}}</ref>

== 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)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/74_folder/74.articles/74_goja.html Biography of Fikrat Goja]

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