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Category: Poetry

Critique of the Poem

1 March, 2008 (04:20) | Language, Poetry |

Tweet What is an act of literature without criticism? This poem was inspired by a little boy who shines shoes for a living in the streets of the city of Istanbul. Its subject is the literal recounting of a tale of a search for the little boy to give him the photographs I had taken [...]

In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul – Kurdish Version

29 February, 2008 (04:31) | Language, Poetry | 1 comment

Tweet This is the Kurdish verison of the poem. It is interesting because we rarely see or hear the Kurdish language spoken or written anywhere. Légerina zarokek biçuk li Stenbol Xeyal bike Stenbol, Rubarén digihaştin bahré Keştiyén bi rédiketin Av dibirikin Çunehatén di coşiyan Li pira Galata’yé Li cihé ku mér masi digirtin U mirovén [...]

In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul – Turkish version

24 February, 2008 (10:03) | In Search of the Little Boy of Istanbul, Language | 1 comment

Tweet 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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