Poetry Stories

Poetry Stories Book Description Haluk Oral, in Doğan Hızla's apt analogy, is a literary archaeologist: He digs into the deep history of books and tells us their stories that we will read with love, surprise, anger and regret. The secrets behind the text that we read and pass by and view as just a poem or a story, the reasons for its writing, and the sources of inspiration are his field of research. Özdemir Asaf's Lavinia, Nâzım Hikmet's Epic of the War of Independence, Ahmed Arif's Longing for Shackles, Tohum, the poem in which Melih Cevdet parted with Garip, Legend, the document of Orhan Veli's mastery of Divan poetry, Necip Fazıl's cult poem Pavements, Orhan Kemal's poetry and poetry translation, Orhan Veli's Sere Serpesi, Ahmet Şevket Rado, who simplified Haşim's Town, is the rubai that Yahya Kemal dedicated to the teacher of the Hodjas, Salim Rıza. The poems, poets and books we will read in Poetry Stories. There is also a novel, a book that is so intertwined with its author that it is indistinguishable from each other: Oğuz Atay's Tutunamayanlar. Reading these curious stories, revealed by Haluk Oral with the patience of an archaeologist and published many times since 2008, changes and enriches our perspective on poetry, poets, books and writers. Good news: Haluk Oral continues his excavations. (From the Promotional Bulletin)