Ece Ayhan Çağlar (September 10, 1931 in Muğla – July 13, 2002 in İzmir) was a contemporary Turkish poet. He used the name Ece Ayhan in his poems. He is one of the prominent figures of the II. New Movement, however he didn't accept this name and preferred Civilian Poetry. He was openly gay.[1][2]
Selected works
- Kınar Hanım'ın Denizleri (1959) (Seas of Kinar Hanim)
- Bakışsız Bir Kedi Kara (1965) (A Blind Cat Black)
- Ortodokslular (1968) (Orthodoxies)
- Devlet ve Tabiat (1973)(Government and Nature)
- Yort Savul (Collection of the above works, 1977)
- Zambaklı Padişah (1981) (The Sultan's Lily)
- Defterler (Diaries, 1981) (Notebooks)
- Çok Eski Adıyladır (1982) (With Its Very Old Name)
- Kolsuz bir Hattat (Prose, 1987) (An Armless Calligrapher)
- Çanakkaleli Melahat'a İki El Mektup ya da Özel Bir Fuhuş Tarihi (1991) (Two Rounds Of Letter To Melahat Of Çanakkale or A Special History Of Prostitution)
- Sivil Şiirler (1993) (Civil Poems)
- Son Şiirler (1993) (Last Poems)
- Bütün Yort Savul'lar (Complete poetry, 1994)
See also
References
- Ece Ayhan (1997). A Blind Cat Black and Orthodoxies. Sun and Moon Press. (ISBN 1-55713-102-3)
- Ahmet Soysal: "A'dan Z'ye Ece Ayhan" (Supplement of Kitaplık review,Istanbul: 2003)
- Ahmet Soysal: "Eşsiz Olana Yakınlık" (Kanat ed., 2006, Istanbul)
References
External links
- Detailed biography and complete works
- Poems "Master's Work", "Monument Of The Unknown Student", "Phaeton" and "Violet Rascal"
- Poems "Ocharina" and "Rats of Jerusalem"
- Poem "Sword"
- Poem "Violet Rascal"