Poet and writer (b. 1944, Erzurum - d. 30 November 2018, Istanbul). He has also
written under the pen names Fikret Kaynakçı and Sıtkı Sipahioğlu. He attended
İzmir Necatibey Primary School (1956) and Namık Kemal High School (1965). He
discontinued his studies at İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature,
Department of Turkish Language and Literature and after worked in various jobs.
He was a redactor at the newspaper Cumhuriyet
for a long time. He is still working as the book section editor at the
newspaper Sabah.
His poems, which
are considered “Second New”, have been published in newspapers and reviews such
as Ege Ekspres (İzmir, 1962), Evrim (1962-64, 24 issues), which he
published with his friends, Alan 67
(publisher, 4 issues, 1967), Yeni A
(on the administration, 1972) and in Soyut,
Şiir Sanatı, Papirüs etc. He won the 1979 Yeditepe Poetry Award with his
book Çırak Aranıyor (Apprentice
Wanted) and the 1983 Necatigil Poetry Award with Nereye Uçar Gökyüzü (Where Does the Sky Fly?).
WORKS:
POETRY: Kuş Tufanı (Bird’s Deluge, 1971), Hücremde Ayışığı (Moonlight in my Cell, 1974), Çırak Aranıyor (Apprentice Wanted, 1978), Denizler Sincabı (Sea Squirrel, children’s poetry, 1979), İkinci Baskı (Second Edition, children’s
poetry, 1979), Çaylar Şirketten (Tea
from the Company, 1980, filmed, 1989), Kırmızı
Kanatlı Kartal (The Eagle with Red Wings, children’s poetry, 1982), Nereye Uçar Gökyüzü (Where Does the Sky
Fly, 1983), Siyah Bir Acıda (In a
Black Pain, 1983), Bir Umuttan Bir
Sevinçten (One Hope One Joy, all poems, 1984), Yeni Bir Defter Şiirler-Meçhul Bir Aşk (A New Note Book Poems – An
Obscure Love, 1985), Adresi Uçurum
(The Address is Cliff, all poems, 1986), Geçti
mi Geçen Günler (Did the Past Pass?, 1989), Menzil (The Range, 1992), Kimse
Hatırlamıyor (No one Remembers, All Poetry: 1, 1994), Nereye Uçar Gökyüzü (Where Does the Sky Fly?, All Poetry: 2, 1994),
İki Sevda Arasında Kara Sevda (The
Desperate Love Between Two Loves, 1994), Düşler
Şairi (Poet of Dreams, 1997), Seçme
Şiirler (Selected Poetry, 1997), Hatıram
Olsun (Let It Be My Memoir, 2000), Yol
Uzundur Günden Ama Ölümden Kısa (The Road is Long From the Day but Short from
Death, 2002), Rüya Tabirleri (Dream Interpretations,
2004).
SHORT STORY: Öykülerde İstanbul (İstanbul in Short
Stories, 1995).
OTHER WORKS: Evliya Çelebi (Evliya Çelebi, children’s literature, 1983), Yazılmaz Bir İstanbul (A İstanbul That Can Not Be Written, interview, 1988), Ahmed Arif Anlatıyor / Kalbim Dinamit Kuyusu (Ahmed Arif Explains/ My Heart is a Shaft of Dynamite, 1990), Şair Cezaevi Kapısında (The Poet at the Door of the Prison, 1992), Galata Köprüsü (Galata Bridge, 1995), Güneşli Rüzgârı Nazım'ın (The Sunny Wind of Poetry, 1997), Yasemin ve Martı (Jasmine and the Seagull, 1997).
REFERENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (c. 4, 1982), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) – Ünlü Edebiyatçılar (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Okan Yüksel / İzmirli Ozan Gazeteciler (1997), Asım Bezirci / Güle Dil Verenler (1998), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), Şiirini Yaşamından Damıtan Şair: Refik Durbaş - Sokağın Şairi (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 22.2.2001), Raif Özben / İzmir’in Yüzünü Çizmek ya da Bir Sevgili-Kent Portresi (Virgül, sayı: 43, Eylül 2001), Orhan Koçak / Yol Uzundur Günden Ama Ölümden Kısa (Virgül, sayı: 53, Temmuz-Ağustos 2002), Şair Refik Durbaş yaşamını yitirdi (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 1 Aralık 2018).
