The Main Themes and Issues of Contemporary Emigrant Poetry

Abstract

Emigrant poetry represents a vital dimension of contemporary Georgian literature, flourishing in the twenty-first century amid globalization and migration. It reflects Georgian authors’ spiritual experience in foreign spaces, marked by nostalgia, identity loss, and the will to preserve cultural memory. Lia Chiqovani’s poetry exemplifies this trend, blending sorrow, faith, and hope into a universal human voice. For Chiqo­vani, the homeland is a spiritual foundation, and emigration – a path to self-discovery. Her emotionally char­ged verse transforms pain into energy, showing that through language and memory, emigrant poetry sustains identity and eternal love for one’s homeland.