Mirtemir Biography | Poet

Mirtemir Umarbekovich Tursunov (Uzbek : Mirtemir Mirtemir Umarbekovich Tursunov, ; Russian : ), (1910-1978) most commonly known simply as Mirtemir, was an Uzbek poet and literary translator. Mirtemir became a National Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1971. In addition to writing his own poetry, Mirtemir translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Aleksandr Pushkin, Nikolay Nekrasov, Magtymguly Pyragy, Abai Qunanbaiuli, and Shota Rustaveli into the Uzbek language. Mirtemir also translated the Kyrgyz epic poem Manas into Uzbek.