The creative work of Turkmen poet, translator, and journalist Chemen Annaberdieva has been featured in the Russian literary magazine “Severo-Muyskiye Ogni.” Issue No. 113 of the publication, released by the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia, includes a biographical article and a selection of the author’s works, AsmanNews reports.
The magazine presents poems by Chemen Annaberdieva in the Turkmen language, along with their Russian translations made by Andrey Novikov. The publication allows Russian-speaking readers and Turkmen students studying in Russia to become familiar with the poet’s work and compare the translations with the original texts. Chemen Annaberdieva works as the head of a department at the newspaper “Watan” and is the author of numerous poetic works devoted to themes of love, motherhood, human relationships, and the nature of Turkmenistan.
The poet was born on December 28, 1966, in the village of Geokdepe (now Chachdepe), Murgab district, Mary velayat. In 1989, she graduated from the Ashgabat Pedagogical Institute of Russian Language and Literature. Over the years, she worked at Turkmen Radio as a journalist, program host, and head of various departments. Since 2017, she has continued her work in journalism. She currently heads one of the editorial departments of the “Watan” newspaper.
Chemen Annaberdieva is the author of the book “Daughter of the Poet,” which includes poems, narrative poems, and translations of works by foreign authors. She has also been a winner of the President of Turkmenistan’s competition “Türkmeniň Altyn asyry.” The publication of the Turkmen poet’s works in a Russian edition reflects the development of cultural and literary ties between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation.