Mayramkan Abylkasymova (November 7, 1936 – October 16, 2021; Kyrgyz: Майрамкан Абылкасымова) was a Kyrgyz poet and editor, designated a "People's Poet of Kyrgyzstan."
She attended a seven-year rural school, graduating in 1950. She then began studying to become a teacher, eventually graduating in 1958 from the Kyrgyz Women's Pedagogical Institute named for Vladimir Mayakovsky, a precursor to Kyrgyz State University of Arabaev.[1][2] From 1960 to 1962, she worked as a teacher at the Osh Pedagogical Institute, a forerunner of Osh State University.[1][2]
Writing
Abylkasymova is best known as a poet, having begun to publish poetry in 1952.[1][2][3] In 1961, she published her debut collection, Маленьким друзьям ("Little Friends").[1][2] In her work, she drew inspiration from fellow Kyrgyz writers Alykul Osmonov and Aaly Tokombaev.[4] She was also a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and wrote patriotic poetry about the Kyrgyz people and about war in socialist countries.[1][5][6]
In 1970, she won the all-unionLenin Komsomol Prize for her poem "Эстелик сүйлөйт" ("The Monument Speaks") and her collection Ишеним дайым жүрөктө ("Faith Is Always in My Heart").[1][2] A decade later, in 1980, she was designated as a "People's Poet of Kyrgyzstan."[1][2][5] Her collection Гүлдөр суу сурайт ("Flowers Ask for Water") was awarded the Kyrgyz State Prize in 1984.[1][2] Her work has been translated into various languages, including English in the 1976 anthology The Tender Muse.[7][8]
Abylkasymova also worked at various publications throughout her career, beginning at a local newspaper in the Osh Region from 1958 to 1960.[1][2] Then, from 1962 to 1970 she worked for the literary and art magazine Ala-Too.[1][2] She left for two years to consult for the Writers' Union in the Issyk-Kul Region before returning to Ala-Too in 1972, where she worked for another 20 years, including as head of the magazine's poetry department.[1][2][5] Later on, she edited the weekly newspaper Asylzat.[1][2]
She was a member of the Union of Writers of the Kyrgyz Republic since 1964.[1][2]
Personal life and death
Abylkasymova was married to Sagyn Namatbayev, a translator. Their daughter is the journalist Tolkun Namatbaeva.[4][5] The poet died in October 2021 at age 85.[1][2]
References
^ abcdefghijklmnoОСМОНАЛИЕВА, Бактыгуль (2021-10-17). "Скончалась известная поэтесса Майрамкан Абылкасымова". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
^ abcdefghijklmnКудаяров, Борубек (2021-10-17). "Ушла из жизни поэтесса Майрамкан Абылкасымова. Некролог". Kaktus Media (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Namatbaeva, Tolkun (2012-08-12). "Kyrgyzstan eyes law to curb extravagance". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abИргебаева, Айдай (2021-10-17). "Стихи – дар бессмертный для тех, кто зависит от смерти. На 85 году жизни скончалась поэтесса Майрамкан Абылкасымова". Kloop (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abcd"Майрамкан Абылкасымова, кыргыз Эл акыны: "Эмки жылы гүл чыгар бекен деп, ошол жерлерди аңдычумун..."". Кыргыз маданият борбору (in Kyrgyz). 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Zirin, Mary; Livezeanu, Irina; Worobec, Christine D.; Farris, June Pachuta (2015-03-26). Women and Gender in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia: A Comprehensive Bibliography Volume I: Southeastern and East Central Europe (Edited by Irina Livezeanu with June Pachuta Farris) Volume II: Russia, the Non-Russian Peoples of the Russian. Routledge. ISBN978-1-317-45197-6.
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