Birhan Keskin
Keskin was born and raised in Kırklareli, Turkey. 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 an editor for the magazine Göçebe (Nomad) as well as for other publishing houses in Istanbul.
Birhan Keskin
- Name
- Birhan Keskin
- Born
- 1963
- Birthplace
- Kırklareli, Turkey
- Occupation
- Poet, editor
- Education
- Istanbul University
- Awards
- Golden Orange Award (2005) Metin Altıok Poetry Award (2011) Birhan Keskin (born 1963) is a Turkish poet.
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
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• Name — Birhan Keskin • Born — 1963 • Birthplace — Kırklareli, Turkey • Occupation — Poet, editor • Education — Istanbul University • Genre — Poems • Language — Turkish • Period — 20th century, 21st century • Awards — Golden Orange Award (2005) Metin Altıok Poetry Award (2011) Birhan Keskin (born 1963) is a Turkish poet.
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Birhan Keskin, recorded as a writer and poet, was born in 1963. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Poems available in English
Poems available in English
• The Winter of Murder / Cinayet Kışı (http: www.turkishpoetry.net/, 1996, translation by Nebile Direkcigil) • & Silk & Love & Flame (Arc Publications, 2013, translation by George Messo) including the 3 poems "& Silk & Love & Flame", "Fig" and "Water"
Poetry books in Turkish
• 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)
Awards
Birhan Keskin was the winner of the following awards: • Golden Orange Award (2005) • Metin Altıok Poetry Award (2011)
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