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By Amina Nazarli

The competition “Haiku on the Caspian waves”, organized by “Tamga” literary portal announced its winners in the Book Club on January 31.

Twenty three haiku poets from eight countries including Azerbaijan, Russia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Israel and Belarus took part in the contest.

Natavan Mustafayeva (Baku) took the first place in the contest. The second place went to Nijat Mammadov (Baku), while Aleksey Fan (St. Petersburg) ended up in the third place.

Poetry of the winners and other participants will be published in the further edition of “World Literature” newspaper.

Haiku is a short poem that uses sensory language to capture a feeling or image. It is often inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty or a poignant experience. Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets, and the form was adapted in English and other languages by poets in other countries.

Tamga literary portal aims to help lovers of culture in acquiring new knowledge and creating some artistic taste inside themselves. It aims to help writers, essayists, journalists and critics through exchange of views and provide them with an opportunity to publish and improve their styles.

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Amina Nazarli is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @amina_nazarli

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