Abstract
Diary entries are one of the understudied topics in the Kazakh literary science. It is known that many representatives of art, state and public figures make diary entries. However, these works can not be evaluated yet as a genre of literature; it is necessary to analyze their genre, stylistic features within the literary science. In this article the target of research is the diary entries of the talented poet M. Makatayev. The entries of the poet are studied in conjunction with his lyrical poems, and their relationship is established. Also in the article is analyzed the period in which the records were made, the author's mood, and his attitude to the phenomena in the society of that time. The diary entries of the poet are contingently distributed into the thematic groups