Imagine Istanbul

I was interviewed last month by the Turkish-Kurdish newspaper “Yeni Hayat” in Toronto so I thought I would post the interview here for my Turkish readers. The original poem “In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul” appeared in a previous issue of the newspaper – in Turkish and Kurdish. I have asked a friend [...]

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In his land, I want to lie down upon the harsh sand that burns the skin or to stand at the edge of a mountain where the wind blows a horrible cruel whisper like a silent shriek across the burnt sky. It is the shriek, like a scream when the mouth is open and nothing [...]

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İstanbul’da Bir Küçük Çocuğu Arayış İstanbul’u Hayal Et. Nehirlerin denize kavuştuğu, Gemilerin açıldığı, Trafiğin kükrediği, Galata köprüsünde Erkeklerin balık tuttuğu, İnsanların Cennet ve klimalar İçin dua ettiği İstanbul’da Küçük bir çocuğu arıyorum. If you like this post, bookmark it!

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