Sunay Akın

Sunay Akın was born in Trabzon in 1962. He graduated from the Geography Department at Istanbul University. He published his first poetry book” Makiler” in 1989. His poems and essays have been published in various newspapers and literary magazines and periodicals. Akın published the literary magazines “Yeni Yaprak” (1989) and “Olmaz” (1990) with his friends. In 1987, he received Halil Kocagöz Poetry Award for his poetry works “Noktalı Virgül”. In 1990, he won Orhon Murat Arıburnu Poetry Award with his poem “Makiler”. Akın worked as a lecturer in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University. He also taught at Müjdat Gezen Art Center for 5 years. Akın has staged one man shows not only in Turkey but also abroad. He contributes as a regular columnist to Cumhuriyet newspaper. Akın has hosted many TV and radio programs such as “Yaşamdan Dakikalar”, “Mahya Işıklar”, “Stüdyo İstanbul”, “İzler”, “Gezgin Korkuluk” and “Veşaire…Veşaire”.

Poetry books:
Makiler (1990)
Antik Acılar (1991)
Kaza Süsü (1993)
Şairler Matinesi (1993)
Şiir Cumhuriyeti (1993) - with Safa Fersal
Veşaire...Veşaire (1994)
Antik Acılar (1995)
Küçük Asker...Küçük Asker... (1995)
İstanbul′un Nazım Planı (1996)
Kaza Süsü (1996)
Makiler (1996)
Kırılan Canlar (1997)
62 Tavşanı (1998)
Antik Acılar (1999)
Makiler (1999)
Önce Çocuklar ve Kadınlar (2000)
Ayçöreği ve Denizyıldızı (2000)
Kız Kulesi′ndeki Kızılderili (2000)
İstanbul′da Bir Zürafa (2001)
Onlar Hep Oradaydı (2002)
Kırdığımız Oyuncaklar (2003)
Kule Canbazı (2004)
Tuncay Terzihanesi (2007)
Ay Hırsızı (2009)
Çorap Kaçığı (2010)
Bir Çift Ayakkabı (2011)

Reference: siir.gen.tr, tr.wikipedia.org, İstanbul’un 100 Şiiri (Istanbul: İstanbul Büyükiehir Belediyesi Kültür A.Ş., Yayınları, 2010), 145.