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İsmet Özel was born in Kayseri in 1944. He graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at Hacettepe University. He taught French at the State Conservatory for 18 years. He published his first poem in 1963. Since then Özel has published many books on poetry, essays, interview and letters, and translations. He collected his early poems in the book “Geceleyin Bir Koşu” (A Run in the Night, 1966), in which he searches the truth of being human. “Uç Mesele”, which was published in 1978, is one of his most important books. In 1970, he founded and managed the review “Halkın Dostları” with Ataol Behramoğlu. In following years, Özel experienced great changes in his political and philosophical approaches, and dedicated himself to the Islamic thought. He has also worked as a columnist in many newspapers. In 2005, he received an eminent services award from Turkish Writers Association. Currently, Özel serves as a general director in the İstiklal Marşı Association, which was founded by him in 2007.
Poetry books:
"Geceleyin Bir Koşu" (A Run in the Night, 1966), "Evet, İsyan" (Yes, Rebel, 1969), "Cinayetler Kitabı" (The Book of Murders, 1975), "Şiirler 1962-74" (1980), "Şiir Kitabı" (1982), "Celladıma Gülümserken" (When I Smile at My Executioner), "Erbain" (The poems of 40 Years, 1987), "Bir Yusuf Masalı" (A Fairytale About Yusuf, 2000), "Of Not Being A Jew" (2005), "Of Not Being A Jew - ilaveler ve Vaat Edilmiş bir Şiir" (2008)
Referernce: tr.wikipedia.org, İstanbul’un 100 Şiiri (Istanbul: İstanbul Büyükiehir Belediyesi Kültür A.Ş., Yayınları, 2010), 119.
Reference: ismetozel.net, tr.wikipedia.org, |
