Mariz Kemal

Mariz Kemal is an Erzya language poet, leader of the Erzya native religion celebration Ras'ken' Ozks, and activist.
Kemal is a member of the Union of Writers of Russia and was a co-founder of the Uralic Communion.

Work

In the August 1980 issue of "Syatko" the poem "Eykakschin lavs" was published.
In 1987, a common collection of four authors, Manya Vasolkst, was published, which also included a large selection of her poems. In 1988, the Mordovian book publishing house released her first collection, "Lavs", the main leitmotif of which was childhood and adolescence.
The second collection, "Shtatol", is a philosophical reflection about life, the fate of the Erzya people and her national identity. This included poems including "Mon - Erzyan!".
The result of a long-term study of Erzya folklore was a collection of essays, "Son Ulnest Erzyat", and a book of fairy tales, "Evkson Kuzho", about famous representatives of the Erzya people.
In 1998, her poems were published in the collection "Nile Avat - Nile Morot".
One of the many works of the poet is a small poem "Stepan Erzya Marto Kortnema", dedicated to the famous sculptor Stepan Erzya, which deals with the problem of the loss of cultural heritage and the fate of the Erzya nation.