Tariq Saeedi ‘Songs from the Steppes of Central Asia’ is a collection of some of the poems of Magtymguly Pyragy. Dr. Youssef Azemoun translated the poems into the English language and the eminent British poet and author Brian Aldiss versified them. One of the poems in this collection is ‘Dawn is the Time.’ This is […]
Magtymguly Pyragy and today’s Turkmenistan – Part Six
Tariq Saeedi Magtymguly sets the bar high. He encourages the youth to live their life by lofty standards. These are the same standards by which he lived his own life. Of course, there are countless young people who were inspired by Magtymguly early in their life and who tried to follow in the footsteps of […]
Magtymguly Pyragy and today’s Turkmenistan – Part Five
Tariq Saeedi So far, we have highlighted the role of Magtymguly in shaping the Turkmen language and literature, his highly powerful message for the unity and freedom, and his holistic perspective – everything is connected with everything else. Now we would like to take this idea to the next level. For this, there is the […]
Magtymguly Pyragy and today’s Turkmenistan – Part Four
Tariq Saeedi In the second part of this series, we said that Magtymguly was an idea whose time had come. The nature prepared him through very tough and panoramic training. His personal tragedies, the upheaval around him, his extensive travels and education were all part of the way the nature prepared him from the childhood. […]
Magtymguly Pyragy and today’s Turkmenistan – Part Three
Tariq Saeedi Adam Laten Willson has written a comprehensive essay on Magtymguly Pyragy. Willson holds a BA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College, Santa Fe, NM (2007), and an MLitt in Comparative Literature from University of Glasgow (2019, Award of Distinction). The majority of his Master’s program was devoted to Russian and European modernism. […]
Magtymguly Pyragy and today’s Turkmenistan – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi In the first part of this series, we mentioned that the life of Magtymguly Pyragy was spent in a period of upheaval and turmoil. These circumstances were partly to shape the philosophy and message of the great philosopher and poet. However, in the timeline given in the first part of this series, we […]