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Faruk Nafiz Çamlibel --
Poet and writer (b. 18 May 1898, İstanbul
d. 8 November 1973). He used the pen names
İsmail Vecih, Kalender and Tatlı Sert. He
attended the Bakırköy Elementary School and
Hadıka-ı Meşveret High School. Before
completing his university education at the
School of Medicine, he began to work as a
teacher in Kayseri (1922). For many years,
he worked as a teacher of literature in
Ankara and İstanbul. After 1946, he embarked
on politics and after being elected as a
deputy for the Democrat Party, he served in
the parliament. He was tried on Yassıada
together with other politicians from
Democrat Party after the military coup on 27
May 1960. He was imprisoned for about 15
months. After being acquitted, he left
politics and focused on poetry. He died of
an heart attack during a voyage on the
Mediterranean Sea in 1973. His grave is in
Zincirlikuyu Graveyard. |
He began to write poems during World War I, by writing
poems in aruz meter. With his great success in writing
poems with syllabic meter, he was accepted as one of the
five poets of poetry in syllabic meter. However, in his
last years, he began to write his poems in aruz meter
again. His most famous poem is Han Duvarları (Walls of
the Inn), where he explains his impressions in Kayseri
via the route of Ulukışla. Faruk Nafiz, who published a
review with the title Anayurt (1933), published his
satiric poems in humor reviews such as Akbaba and
Karikatür, with the pen names Çamdeviren and Deli Ozan.
WORKS:
POETRY:
Şarkın Sultanları (Sultans of the East, in aruz meter,
1919), Gönülden Gönüle (From Heart to Heart, in aruz
meter, 1919), Çoban Çeşmesi (The Shepherd Fountain,
1919, the poem Han Duvarları - Walls of the Inn is in
this work), Dinle Neyden (Listen from the Nay, 1919),
Suda Halkalar (The Hoops on the Water, in aruz meter,
1928), Bir Ömür Böyle Geçti (A Life Passed Like This,
selected poems, 1933), Elimle Seçtiklerim (Selected by
My Hand, selected poems, 1934), Akarsu (The River,
1937), Akıncı Türküleri (Songs of the Raiders, 1938),
Heyecan ve Sükûn (Excitement and Calmness, selected
poems, 1959), Zindan Duvarları (Walls of the Dungeon, in
aruz meter, 1967), Han Duvarları (Walls of the Inn,
selected poems, 1969), Gurbet ve Saire (Living Far Away
from Homeland and Et Cetera, a selection of poems
published with Han Duvarları The Walls of Inn and Bir
Ömür Böyle Geçti A Life Passed Like This, 2003).
PLAY: Canavar (The Monster, play in prose, 1925),
Akın (The Raid, play in prose, 1932), Özyurt (Homeland,
1932), Kahraman (The Hero, 1933), Ateş (Fire, 1939), Dev
Aynası (The Mirror of Titan, 1945), Yayla Kartalı (Eagle
of High Plateau, 1945).
NOVEL: Yıldız Yağmuru (Rain of Stars, 1945).
Besides, he wrote plays for schools. The new editions of
his plays have been published after 1965.
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ANGEL
Yesterday Zainabs mum said to her
My angel child
When she heard her mum she cried:
What does angel child mean? She asked.
I didnt quiet understand
Angels have wings
Wherere my wings?
I had three children
They flew away
From my heart
They all left me alone
Left this unfortunate lady alone
I plugged out your wings
So that you would not fly away
Faruk Nafiz Çamlibel
(1898-1973) |
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posted 9 March 2006 |
