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Birhan Keskin was born in Kırklareli in 1963. She graduated from the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Letters at Istanbul University in 1986. Her first poem was published in 1984. From 1995 to 1998, Keskin published the magazine "Göçebe" with her friends. She then worked as an editor in many publishing houses in Istanbul.From 1991 to 2002, she published five poetry books: Delilirikler (İskenderiye Library Publications, 1991), Bakarsın Üzgün Dönerim (Era Publications, 1994), Cinayet Kışı + İki Mektup (Göçebe Poetry Books, 1996), Yirmi Lak Tablet + Yolcunun Siyah Bavulu (YKY, 1999), and Yeryüzü Halleri (YKY, 2002.) These five books were collected into the book Kim Bağışlayacak Beni (Metis Publications, 2005.) Her books including Ba (2005), Y′ol (2006), and Soğuk Kazı (2010), have also been published by Metis publications. Keskin received a poetry award for her publication "Ba" at the Altın Portakal Awards.
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