Poet and writer (b.
20 November 1964, Düzlüce village / Banaz / Uşak). His real name is Mehmed Doğan. He has used the
pen names Mehmed Doğan and Mehmet M. Doğan. He completed his primary education
in his village. He studied at the
His
first poem was published in the newspaper Demokrat
Gazetesi in 1980. Since then he has had his poems, prose, daily articles
and interviews published in reviews such as Nitelik,
Kıyı, Su, Yarın, Sanat Rehberi, Parantez (Germany), Çağdaş Türk Dili, Şiir–lik (Germany), Dünya Kitap, Cumhuriyet Kitap and in the newspapers Demokrat, Oslobodanje (Sarajevo) as well
as on the online reviews İmece and Pencere. He was on the poetry selection
committee of the review Yarın (1986-
87) and part of the administration of the review Sanat Rehberi (1985- 86). He has published the bi-monthly culture,
intellect and art review Pencere since
1996.
WORKS:
POETRY: Önce Ellerim Uyanır (First My Hands Wake Up, 1984), Sesimde Mimozalar (Mimosas in my Voice, 1993), Kar Yağıyor Yeryüzünün Kalbine (Snows Falls to the Heart of Earth, 2000).
RESEARCH - COLLECTION: Labirent ve Lunapark / On Şiir On Serüven (Labyrinth and Fun Fair, 1994), Düşünceye Saygı (Respect to Thought, 1995).
SELECTION: Annelerin Sesi Mavi (Mothers’ Voices are Blue, 2002).
REFERENCE: Melih Cevdet Anday / Büyük Bir Öykü Yazarı (Cumhuriyet, 22 Haziran 1984),Gültekin Emre / Dizelerde Gezinen Mimozalar (Cumhuriyet Kitap, sayı: 1922, 8.10.1993), Tuğrul Asi Balkar / Sesimde Mimozalar (Varlık, sayı: 1043, Ağustos 1994), Zerrin Taşpınar / Yaşama Direnmenin Mahzunca Yorumu (Pencere, sayı: 22, Mayıs-Haziran 2000), Kar Yağıyor Yeryüzünün Kalbine (Cumhuriyet Kitap, Ağustos 2000), Ahmet Günbaş / Kuş Seslerini Yıkayan Bir Şairden (Ardıçkuşu, sayı: 20, Kasım 2000), Bülent Güldal / Kar Yağıyor Yeryüzünün Kalbine (Dünya Kitap, Kasım 2000), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), İhsan Işık / Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005), Abdülkadir Budak / Annelerin Sesi Mavi (Cumhuriyet Kitap, sayı: 650, 1.8.2002), Hüseyin Atabaş / Anne Sesinin Rengi (Pencere, sayı: 34-35, Temmuz-Ekim 2002).