Birhan Keskin (born 1963 in Kırklareli, Turkey) is a Turkish poet.

Birhan Keskin
Born1963
Kırklareli, Turkey
OccupationPoet, editor
LanguageTurkish
NationalityTurkish
Alma materIstanbul University
Period20th century, 21st century
GenrePoems

Life

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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

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Poetry books in Turkish

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  • 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)
  • Furkanın gülüşüne yazılan şiirler (2021)

Poems available in English

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Awards

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Birhan Keskin was the winner of the following awards:

References

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  1. ^ "Arc Publications - Biographies".
  2. ^ And Silk and Love and Flame, p. 114, at Google Books
  3. ^ "10 golden years of the Golden Orange Prize in Poetry". Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
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Birhan Keskin on tumbler (Turkish)