Birhan Keskin


Birhan Keskin is a Turkish poet.

Life

She graduated in 1986 from Istanbul University with a degree in sociology and wrote her first poems in 1984. Between 1995 and 1998 she worked as editor for the magazine Göçebe as well as for other publishing houses in Istanbul.

Poetry

Poetry books in Turkish

  • Delilirikler / Crazy Lyrics
  • Bakarsın Üzgün Dönerim / I May Return Unhappily
  • Cinayet Kışı + İki Mektup / Winter of Murder + Two Letters
  • Yirmi Lak Tablet + Yolcunun Siyah Bavulu / 20 Polished Tablets + The Traveler’s Black Suitcase
  • Yeryüzü Halleri / States of the Earth
  • Y'ol / Road
  • Soğuk Kazı
  • Furkanın gülüşüne yazılan şiirler

Poems available in English

  • / Cinayet Kışı
  • & Silk & Love & Flame including the 3 poems

Awards

Birhan Keskin was the winner of the following awards: