Category Archives: Turkish Art

Esma intones Özdemir Asaf’s “Moment”

Posted on September 29, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, the puppets have been on a poetry kick.  Esma has not shied away from this effort, but has instead surrounded herself with poems.  I can usually find her swaying in the late summer breeze atop an echinacea flower, with … Continue reading →

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Tiryaki’s turn: Sen benim sarhoşluğumsun…

Posted on September 28, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, the puppets have been reading poetry again.  Maybe it is the autumnal weather and maudlin sunshine moments on the stone steps of the back porch that eggs them on so to find love poems that are tinged a bit … Continue reading →

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Celebi shares Orhan Veli Kanik’s “I am listening to Istanbul”

Posted on September 26, 2012 by lizcameron

Not to be outdone by Tiryaki the narcoleptic opium addict, Celebi was the first to wake me this morning with his favorite poem as of late.  Celebi, that modern lover, has turned to Orhan Veli Kanik‘s words to express the … Continue reading →

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