Tag Archives: Nazım Hikmet

Bread, salt and love: Happy Valentine’s Day from the Karagöz puppets (and Nazim Hikmet)

Posted on February 14, 2015 by lizcameron

Happy Valentine’s Day to all – the Karagöz puppets’ gift to you today is the sharing of a Nazim Hikmet poem which likens love to dipping bread into salt…relayed here in English and then in Turkish… I love you like … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkish Art, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged bread, love, Nazım Hikmet, poem, Poetry, salt, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish poetry, Valentine's Day | 2 Comments

Of Elma and Indian corn: Karagöz puppets as marriage counselors

Posted on October 28, 2012 by lizcameron

Written a few weeks ago before Frankenstorm waited in the wings and before this rotator cuff injury ate my writing hand (my right hand is miffed at this comment): Today, the Karagöz puppets awoke with resolve. “We are,” they cried … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged Apple, Nazım Hikmet, New England | 2 Comments

Bebe Ruhi recites Nazım Hikmet’s “The Blue-Eyed Giant, the Miniature Woman and the Honeysuckle”

Posted on October 1, 2012 by lizcameron

You may recall Bebe Ruhi, the goof puppet with an ample heart and Dwarfism – he is M.’s favorite. But today, he is especially excited, as he has found HIS favorite poem (this has been the activity of choice lately … Continue reading →