Edip Cansever
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Edip Cansever was a Turkish
Turkish people
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Biography
Born in IstanbulIstanbul
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, Turkey
Turkey
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, Cansever attended Trade Academy for some time, and worked as an antiquity salesman in Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
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. Despite his denial, he is considered to be a member of second new generation:
Works
- İkindi Üstü (1947)
- Dirlik Düzenlik (1954)
- Yerçekimli Karanfil (1957)
- Umutsuzlar Parkı (1958)
- Petrol (1959)
- Nerde Antigone (1961)
- Sonrası Kalır (1964)
- Çağrılmayan Yakup (1966)
- Kirli Ağustos (1970)
- Tragedyalar (1974)
- Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım (1976)
- Sevda ile Sezgi (1977)
- Şairin Seyir Defteri (1980)
- Yeniden (Collected Poems, 1981)
- Bezik Oynayan Kadınlar (1982)
- İlkyaz Şikayetçileri (1984)
- Oteller Kenti (1985)