Selected Poetry of Mukaghali

Embarking on the path of no return, Now I will not turn back, no - not even a glance. I write poems. All that I've longed to say, having said, I'll meet my end, Even if I'm to stand, the gallows facing Mukaghali, 1972 Mukaghali Makataev (1931-1977) spent his childhood in the Kazakh village of Karasaz, nestled in the foothills of the Great Khan-Tengri, the highest peak of Tyan-Shahn mountains. During WWII, as a teenager, Mukaghali, like his peers, became the main labor force in their village...