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Gülten Akın

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THE SHIRT

No one taught me how to say
farewell to my sadness
with a crooked smile on my face
the one I’d sewn became invisible
so I showed them the shirt they made me wear

GÖMLEK

Hüzünle vedalaşmayı
bana öğretmediler
yüzümde eğri takılmış gülümseme
Görünmez kaldı kendi diktiğim
Bana giydirdikleri gömleği gösterdim.

From: Beni Sorarsan
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul

Gülten Akın

(Turkey, 1933 - 2015)

Gülten Akın, one of the first prominent women poets in modern Turkish literature, speaks in a lyrical and voluble tone, which is deeply critical and political without turning into propoganda. Her poetry manages to establish a balance between intimate self-reflection and provocative dialogue.In her work, Akin addresses themes within a traditional, patriarchal society from a woman's point of view...

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THE SHIRT

No one taught me how to say
farewell to my sadness
with a crooked smile on my face
the one I’d sewn became invisible
so I showed them the shirt they made me wear

From: Beni Sorarsan

THE SHIRT

No one taught me how to say
farewell to my sadness
with a crooked smile on my face
the one I’d sewn became invisible
so I showed them the shirt they made me wear