Poet
and writer (b. 1930, Adana). He spent his childhood and juvenile years in
Mersin. He immigrated to Canada with his mother in 1964. For about twenty
years, he worked in the United Arab Emirates. When he retired, he returned to
his wife and children in Canada. His poems and stories were published in
various reviews. Some of his poems were translated into Arabic by the Saudi
Arabian poet Abdel Mecit and into French by the Canadian poet and writer
Stephan Meunier.
WORKS:
POETRY: Hal ve
Hayal (Reality and Dream, 1950), Mürdüm Dalı (The Damson Branch,
1953), Emerson’dan Şiirler (Poems from Emerson - translation, 1954), Yalandır
Herhalde (It Might Possibly be a Lie, 1959), Altmış Beş Yıl Beklemek
Gerek (It is Necessary to Wait For Sixty Five Years, 1998), Dört Damla
Bahar Yağmuru (A Spring Rain of Four Drops, 2000), Tuz Çizgisi (Line
of Salt, 2001)
SHORT STORY: Doyumsuz Göz (Unsatisfied Eye, 1983), Çıplak Yula (Naked Yula, 1985), İt Avı (Dog Hunt, 1987), Boyansın Ramazan (Shoeshine Ramadan, 1989), İskambil Evler (House of Cards, 1991), Kiralık Mabet (Temple for Rent, 1993), Sarhoş Çimanler (The Drunken Grass, 1995), Gavur Memur Aranıyor (Infidel Worker Sought, 1999).
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007).
