Birhan Keskin
| Birhan Keskin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1963 Kırklareli, Turkey |
| Occupation | Poet, editor |
| Language | Turkish |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Period | 20th century, 21st century |
| Genre | Poems |
Birhan Keskin (born 1963 in Kırklareli, Turkey) is a Turkish poet.
Life
She graduated in 1986 from Istanbul University with a degree in sociology and wrote her first poems in 1984. Between 1995 and 1998 she worked as editor for the magazine Göçebe (Nomad) as well as for other publishing houses in Istanbul.
Poetry
She has published several books of poetry in Turkish:
- Delilirikler / Crazy Lyrics (İskenderiye Kütüphanesi Yayınları, 1991)
- Bakarsın Üzgün Dönerim / I May Return Unhappily (Era Yayıncılık, 1994)
- Cinayet Kışı + İki Mektup / Winter of Murder + Two Letters (Göçebe Şiir Kitapları, 1996)
- Yirmi Lak Tablet + Yolcunun Siyah Bavulu / 20 Polished Tablets + The Traveler’s Black Suitcase (YKY, 1999)
- Yeryüzü Halleri / States of the Earth (YKY, 2002)
- Y'ol / Road (2006)
- Soğuk Kazı (2010)
Some of her poems are also available in English:
- The Winter of Murder / Cinayet Kışı (http://www.turkishpoetry.net/, 1996, translation by Nebile Direkcigil)
- & Silk & Love & Flame (Arc Publications, 2013, translation by George Messo)[1][2] including the 3 poems "& Silk & Love & Flame", "Fig" and "Water"
Awards
Birhan Keskin was the winner of the following awards:
- Golden Orange Award (2005)[3]
- Metin Altıok Poetry Award (2011)
References
External links
Birhan Keskin on tumbler (Turkish)
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