Poet (b. 15
November 1950, Selendi / Manisa). He attended primary and elementary
school in Selendi. He enrolled in
His first poem
was published in the review Güneş (in
Salihli) in 1964, and his later works appeared in various reviews. In 1972, he
edited the arts page in the newspaper Demokrat
İzmir. His poems were translated into German. He received an honorary
mention at the Vedat Güler Poetry Competition with his work Düşümdeki Alevle (With the Fire in My
Dream) and collected the Humanist International Poetry Award with Yaprak Yorgunları (The Fatigue of
Leaves) and the M. Sunullah Aksoy Poetry Achievement Award in 2000 with his
book Gitmelerin Güzüyle (The Autumn
of Departures). He is a member of the Writers Syndicate of Turkey and the
Turkish Authors Association.
WORKS:
Üretmenin Nar Çiçeği (Pomegranate of
Production, 1978), Mavi Bir Sancıda
(On a Blue Ache, 1982), Acının Irmakları
(Rivers of Pain, 1985), Yağmur Kapıları
(Doors of Rain, 1986), Irmağın Gözü (The
Eye of the River, 1987), Aydınlık
Budanırken (When the Light is Trimmed, 1988), Petrol Tomurcuğu (Bud of Oil, 1989), Sarsılan Karanlık (Shaken Darkness, 1990), Düşümdeki Alevle (With the Fire in My Dream, 1991), Yaprak Yorgunları (The Fatigue of
Leaves, 1992), Körlüğü Konuşmak
(Talking about Blindness, 1993), Yosun Tutmuyor
Yaram (My Wound Don’t Get Mossy, 1994; Selections under the same title,
1998), Sensiz Bir Yüzle Yaşamak (To
Live with a Face Without You, 1996), Kendi
Sesimin Sesi (Voice of My Own Voice, 1997), Eylül Tüneği (September Perch, 1999), Gitmelerin Güzü (The Autumn of Departures, 2000), Taylar İçiyor Gölgemi (The Colts Drink
My Shadow, 2001), Ten Odası (Skin
Room, 2002), Hiçlikler (Nullities,
2003).
