Jolon Mamytov

Jolon Mamytov ( (April 1, 1940 – March 7, 1988) was a famous Kyrgyz aqyn, known especially for his love songs/poems. He was born in the village of Tölöykön in Kara-Suu District, Osh oblast, Kyrgyz SSR and died in Bishkek.
Awards.
Mamytov received the Soviet Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1973, and in 1981 received the Kyrgyzstan Lenin Komsomol Prize for his poetry collections "Суунун өмүрү" ("The life of water") and "Эр Чилтен", as well as the puppet show he wrote called "Түрк эненин балдары" ("A Turkish mother's children"), and the cartoon screenplay "Olokon".
Posthumously, Mamytov was awarded the A. Maldybayev award for the libretto opera "Sepil", as well as the national Toktogul award for his poetry book "Жүз жашка тол, кылым" ("Turn one hundred years old, century").
Publications.
Mamytov wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian, and also participated in translation of some works between the two. The following are among his more notable works.
Publications available on the internet.
A number of Mamytov's poems are now published on the internet.