Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets

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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The Karagöz puppets visit the Registry of Motor Vehicles – Kenne faints from shock

Posted on September 27, 2012 by lizcameron

You know those pop culture images of the absent-minded and pre-occupied professor that you come across once in a while? Well, that’s me. Some, including my beloved M., might just say with a diplomatic air that I am not “the … 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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