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Gülten Akın

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WHAT

As if you’d found a blank balance
you silently walk
on the open rope you drew
between words and life
heigh! the acrobat
tell me what to write and why?

NEYİ

Kör dengeye yerleşip
susa susa yürürken
açılırken sözlerle
hayat arasındaki
gerdiğin ip üstünde
hey canbaz

neyi neden yazmalı?

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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WHAT

As if you’d found a blank balance
you silently walk
on the open rope you drew
between words and life
heigh! the acrobat
tell me what to write and why?

From: Beni Sorarsan

WHAT

As if you’d found a blank balance
you silently walk
on the open rope you drew
between words and life
heigh! the acrobat
tell me what to write and why?