Vein
Original by Elif Sofya Translated, from the Turkish, by Jeffrey Kahrs and Mete Özel I found a language by scraping my skin a bitter tree grew out of it prepared, steamed, speeding I crushed that language I pulled it and …
Tag: Turkish
Desire at the End of a Day
Original by Ahmet Haşim Translated, from the Turkish, by Mustafa Bozkurt Gürsoy Into the circles of my eyes weary Emerged like roses the dawn Roses... endless and growing roses... Roses, more than reeds they moan Then breaks the day, such a …
Colours of Sage
Original by Nazlı Karabıyıkoğlu Translated, from the Turkish, by the author Turning Purple Everything, but every single thing is cat hair, hanging in the air. Voices grouped up at the narrowest curve of the spiraling street. We are standing behind …