Poet T. Kodzhomberdiev was born on October 15, 1941—January 30, 1989, in the village of Sary-Bulak, Kalinin District, Kyrgyz SSR, in the family of a collective farm horse herder. In 1959, he graduated from Kyrgyz Secondary School No. 5 named after A. S. Pushkin in Frunze, and in 1966, he graduated from the philological faculty of KGU.He began his labor biography as a literary staff member in the editorial office of the newspaper "Kyrgyzstan Pioneri," and from 1969, he worked as an editor at the publishing house "Kyrgyzstan." From 1976, he worked for a while in the apparatus of the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz SSR.
He has been published since 1959. His first poetry collection "Kelchuktegu ai" ("Moon in a Puddle") was published in 1961. The poet is a remarkable lyricist. His best poetic works are characterized by brightness and metaphorical stylistic coloring, bold thoughts, and originality of self-expression. He can be truly considered a poet-songwriter: many of his poems have been set to music by Kyrgyz composers and are widely popular in the republic. The works of T. Kodzhomberdiev have been translated and published in Russian and Kazakh, and individual poems have been published in many languages of the peoples of the USSR and abroad. He is the author of the translation of N. Dumbadze's novella "I See the Sun," published in 1968, and poems by N. Nezval (1971), and co-author of the translation of many collective poetry collections.
In 1969, for the poetry collections "Kyzyl alma" ("Red Apple") and "Tatsky simfoniya" ("Morning Symphony"), T. Kodzhomberdiev was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize of the republic.
He has been a member of the Union of Soviet Writers since 1966.
SEPARATE PUBLICATIONS
in Kyrgyz
Kelchuktegu ai: A collection of poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzokuupedmambas, 1961, —71 p. Moon in a puddle.
Biz turgan zher — biik too: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1965. — 32 p. We live high in the mountains.
Kyzyl alma: A collection of poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1965.— 138 p. Red apple.
Too ustundegu KYH: Poems and a poem. — Frunze: Mektep, 1966. — 39 p. Sun over the peaks.
Tatsky simfoniya: Poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1968.— 141 p. Morning symphony.
Kun, zher, juren: Poems and poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1970.— 112 p. Sun, earth, hearts.
Klubduk Leniniana. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1971. —55 p. Club Leniniana.
Ot echpogen kolomto: Selected poems and poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1972. — 443 p. Unquenchable hearth.
Ene jana ot: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1972.— 126 p. Mother and fire.
Kyzgyltim kech: Poems and a poem. — Frunze: Mektep, 1973.— 128 p. Sunny evenings.
Nurluu tereze: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1975. — 136 p. Bright window.
Toktogul GESi: A poem. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1976. — 181 p. Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Station.
Kelchuktegu ai: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1977.— 36 p. Moon in a puddle.
Tatsky zhyldyz: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1979.— 124 p. Morning star.
Ai tiygen too: Poems. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1981.— 152 p. Mountains in the moonlight.
Bazarlyk: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1982.— 84 p. Inns.
Yry bulak. — Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1984.— 124 p. Spring.
Kalptar. — Frunze: Mektep, 1985. — 24 p. Tall tales.
in Russian
The Camel and the Ant. — Moscow: Detgiz, 1965. — 20 p.
About Beke and Meke. — Moscow: Malysh, 1966. — 25 p.
About Beke, about Meke, and about Keke: Poems. — Frunze: Mektep, 1970.— 16 p.
Poems. — Moscow: Molodaya Gvardiya, 1974. — 80 p.
In the languages of the peoples of the USSR
The Camel and the Ant. Poems. — Alma-Ata: Zhalyn. — 1982. — 52 p. — Kazakh.
TRANSLATIONS
Dumbadze N. I See the Sun. Novella. - Frunze: Mektep. 1968. - 188 p.
Nezval V. Poems. - Frunze: Kyrgyzstan, 1971. - 91 p.