He started publishing poetry in the 1950s. His collection of poems “Yuruzan”, “A Stone Flower”, “A Lark’s Song” is dedicated to nature, native land and fellow country-men. In his following books: “The Flight”, “A Cherished Word”, “Mountain Ash” his inclination to philosophical lyrics is felt. The poet revived and brought into development the genres of “Kubair” and classical folk songs.

R.Garipov is a master of literature translation (“My Anthology”, 1960).