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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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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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Ayçiçeği: From Edirne to Provincetown with love

Posted on September 17, 2012 by lizcameron

Wishing for a bit of sunflower Eden, last night, I dreamed of the long drive from Istanbul to Bozcaada through Edirne province, land of the moving yellow heads.  Yellow heads, that is, of flowers.  Specifically sunflowers in fields so vast … Continue reading →

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