Online meeting with the poet

The center of young poets named after O. Dobosynov began to conduct meetings with famous people of the country online through the ZOOM application. This week, students met with the poet, translator and scholar Abai Kalshabek. He spoke in detail about his work, about the role of the heritage of Abai Kunanbayev and Akhmet Baitursynov, about the influence of other prominent cultural figures and shared his plans.

The guest analyzed in detail the work of one of the most prominent figures in world literature Tolstoy, who said: «Tolstoy is a very cruel and critical writer. In fact, only a person who is capable of subjecting himself to true criticism can taste the truth. In this regard, I recall the harsh criticism of Abai: «Kolymdy mezgilіnen kesh sermedіm», «Zhuregime karasam, ineydein taza emes». And Bauyrzhan Momyshuly was one of those who did not spare himself in this regard», Abai Kalshabek said.

In addition, they discussed the unexplored aspects of the Kazakh hero Baurzhan Momyshuly. At the meeting, students were able to ask the poet relevant questions and get satisfactory answers. Thus, it was a wonderful meeting with the poet Abai, who has a lot of knowledge, that can become spiritual food for students who love literature. It is expected that the next guest of the online meeting will be the famous poet of aitys Yerkebulan Kainazarov.