Critic (b. 1931,
His literary
career started with poetry (1974) but afterwards he concentrated more on
critique. His poetry was published in the reviews Aydınlık, Eylem (1964- 65) and his critiques have
been published in newspapers and reviews such as Yön, Papirüs, Milliyet
Sanat, Politika etc. He came first at the critique contest held by
the review Yeni Dergi in 1967 and won
the 1974 Turkish Language Association Critique Award.
WORKS:
ESSAY-RESEARCH-CRITIQUE:
Tekrarın Tekrarı (Repeat of the Repetition, 1972), 100 Soruda Estetik
(Aesthetics in 100 Questions, 1975; 2nd edition with the name “Aesthetics”, 2001),
Birikime Dayanmak (Relying on Accumulation, 1979), Şiirin Yalnızlığı
(The Loneliness of Poetry, 1986), Türkiye’de Darbeler, Müdahaleler ve
Siyasî Sistem (Coups, Interventions and the Political System in Turkey,
1990), İletişim ve Dehşet Çağı (Age of Communication and Horror, 1993), Çağının
Tanığı Olmak (Being A Witness of the Age, 1993), Yazıdan Bakmak
(Looking At Writing, 1993), Şiir ve Eleştiri (Poem and Critique, 1998), Yalvaçlar ve Biliciler (Prophets and Scholars, 2004), Yılların Köpüğü/ Seçme Denemeler (Lather of the Years / Selected Essays,
2005).
ANTHOLOGY-ALMANAC:
1993 Şiir Yıllığı (1993 Poetry Almanac, 1993), 1994 Şiir Yıllığı
(1994 Poetry Almanac, 1994), Hece Taşları (Syllable Stones, 1997), Yüzyılın
Türk Şiiri / 1900 - 2000 (Turkish Poetry of the Century / 1900 –
MEMOIR: Şimdi
Uzaklardasın (You Are Faraway Now, 1998).
He has also
translated works.