NATIONAL TRADITION IN THE POETRY OF KADYR MYRZA ALI

Abstract

Kadyr Myrza-Ali is a poet-writer whose work was entirely devoted to the idea of education and formation of the people's national spirit. In each of his works we can see the national-spiritual appearance, essence, mental nature, cultural and spiritual growth. His works widely represent the cultural and ethical features of Kazakh life, character and psychological development in different periods. The poet's language is truly folk. We can be convinced of this by reading his colorful artistic description of the history and character of the Kazakh people. Kadyr is a truly national poet-philosopher. Poems dedicated to children are filled with wisdom, insight and eloquence. The poet achieves this through the use of sacred national attributes, household items and surroundings that have become the code of the nation. These include endless steppes, hills and mountains, zhailau meadows and wintering grounds, fragrant wormwood, four types of livestock called “Tort Tulik”, the national cradle, yurt, dombyra and other national instruments, batyr armor, weapons, folk games, Kazakh attractions such as “Jeti Kazyna”, alaman baiga, kokpar and so on. Kazakh is considered real only if he has these spiritual and material values. And these values are the distinctive artistic, poetic, thematic feature of Kadyr’s work. The artistic poetics of akyn shapes national self- awareness, the beauty of the native word, and spiritual value in the younger generation.