Behçet Necatigil
Behçet Necatigil (16 April 1916 – 13 December 1979) was a leading Turkish author, poet and translator.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Necatigil Poetry Award
- 3 Bibliography
- 4 Sample Poem
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Biography
Behçet was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, in 1916. He graduated from the Teachers' High School (Turkish: İstanbul Yüksek Öğretmen Okulu) in Istanbul in 1940, and served as a teacher of literature at Kabatas Erkek Lisesi until the year 1972. His first poem was published in "Varlık" journal during his high school years in 1935. From then on, he continued to write poetry for over 40 years. Behçet is also well known for his radio dramas.
Necatigil Poetry Award
To commemorate his life, an annual poetry award was ins*uted in 1980. It was given on the date of Necatigil's death (13 December) until 1993 but is now given at the date of his birth, which is 16 April.www.necatigil.com.
Bibliography
Poetry- "Kapalıçarşı" (1945)
- "Çevre" (1951)
- "Evler" (1953)
- "Eski Toprak" (1956)
- "Arada" (1958)
- "Dar Çağ" (1960)
- "Yaz Dönemi" (1963)
- "Divançe" (1965)
- "İki Başına Yürümek" (1968)
- "En/Cam" (1970)
- "Zebra" (1973)
- "Kareler Aklar" (1975)
- "Beyler" (1978)
- "Söyleriz" (1980)
Sample Poem
IN LOVE
Love, you put off till tomorrow
Timid, reverent, tongue-tied.
Unknown you remained
To all your kin.
Through concerns never ending, :
(I know you never wanted it that way)
The feelings that welled in your heart
Never swelled
When a glance was enough to reveal everything.
You expected longer days to come
Speaking of love in minutes was ugly to you
That the years would p* in such a hurry,
In such a fuss never crossed your mind.
In your secret garden
There were flowers
blossoming at night, alone.
You regarded too trifling to give
Or somehow, you hadn’t enough time.
See also
- List of contemporary Turkish poets
References
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Behçet Necatigil (in Turkish)
- Biyografi.net - Biography of Behçet Necatigil (in Turkish)
External links
- Behçet Necatigil's official website