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Artist
Sunay Akın
12+ albums
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about
Born in Trabzon in 1962, Sunay Akin is one of the most popular contemporary poets of Turkey. His first poems were first published in 1984. After graduating from Istanbul University, he has published two poetry magazines, Yaprak – Leaf in 1984 and Olmaz – Impossible in 1990. He is a lecturer in Marmara University, Istanbul and a producer of various TV and Radio shows. He writes his poems in a gentle and lyric tone, he uses interesting details of life as his subject matter. He is also a performance poet who holds regular events in Istanbul and around Turkey. He has published 4 poetry collections and in the last couple of years, short stories and essays on various different topics and collected them in 6 different books. Sunay Akın JAM poetry Never was I able to smile at her sickbed that’s why mom was unaware of the dimple on my left cheek As the medicine on the bedside table accumulated I would rejoice in the growing skyscraper I made from the boxes And I didn’t know that the only color in mom’s life was the jams in the jars lined up on the shelves. ----------------------------------- Sunay Akın INTERPOET LINES poetry The boat called Nazim Hikmet tears through the asphalt that separates Salacak Port from the sea, thus freeing it at the cost of sinking The boat called Can Yucel blows a mocking whistle at war ships and carries bottles of raki as life savers The boat called Attila Ilhan breaks the water with bliss for there are lovers kissing inside and on the deck is
