Cemâl Süreya (born Cemâlettin Seber; 1931 – 9 January 1990) was a Turkish poet and writer of Kurdish–

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descent.

Biography

Süreya and his family were deported to

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, a city in the Marmara Region of Turkey after the Dersim Rebellion (Tunceli) in 1938. He graduated from the Political Sciences Faculty of

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. He was the editor-in-chief of the '' Papirüs''

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movement. Love, mainly through its erotic character, is a popular theme of Süreya's works. Süreya's poems and articles were published in magazines such as ''Yeditepe'', ''Yazko'', ''Pazar Postası'', ''Yeni Ulus'', ''Oluşum'', ''Türkiye Yazıları'', ''Politika'', ''Aydınlık'', and ''Somut''. He is known to have been a primary influence on the poetry of

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Bibliography

Poetry

*'' Üvercinka'' (1958) *''Göçebe'' (1965) *''Beni Öp Sonra Doğur Beni'' (1973) *''Sevda Sözleri'' (Terms of Endearment, 1984) *''Güz Bitiği'' (1988) *''Sıcak Nal'' (1988) *''Sevda Sözleri'' (1990)

Articles

*''Şapkam Dolu Çiçekle'' (1976) *''Günübirlik'' (1982) *''Onüç Günün Mektupları'' (1990) *''99 Yüz'' (1990) *''Günler'' (1991) *''Aydınlık Yazıları/Paçal'' (1992) *''Oluşum'da Cemal Süreya'' (1992) *''Folklor Şiire Düşman'' (1992) *''Papirüs'ten Başyazılar'' (1992) *''Uzat Saçlarını Frigya'' (1992) *''Aritmetik iyi Kuşlar Pekiyi'' (1993) – for children

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Siirgen.org �
''Biography and bibliography of Cemal Süreya''
1931 births 1990 deaths People from Erzincan Turkish people of Kurdish descent Zaza_people Turkish-language writers Turkish erotic artists Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni {{Turkey-writer-stub

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