Background
She was born on August 19, 1912 in Xanliqlar, Azerbaijan.
She was born on August 19, 1912 in Xanliqlar, Azerbaijan.
In 1921, Mirvarid moved to Baku and got admitted to the newly established Female Boarding School. After six years of studying, Mirvarid started teaching at elementary school in Bilajari. Upon graduation from Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute, she moved to Guba and continued teaching there.
Mirvarid Dilbazi"s first poem, Women's Emancipation, was published in 1927. Her first book, Our Voice, followed in 1934. Dilbazi has also translated works by writers such as Pushkin, Khagani and Nizami. In 1979, she was named "People's Poet of Azerbaijan". During her long lifetime, Mirvarid witnessed Stalin"s Repressions of 1937, the tragic losses of World World War II, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.