Ahmet Sezai Karakoç (22 January 1933 – 16 November 2021) was a Turkish writer, thinker, community leader, and poet.
Biography
Karakoç graduated from the Faculty of Political Science at
Ankara University
Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923.
The university has 40 vo ...
and worked in the finance sector for many years. He was one of the pioneers of
Turkish literature
Turkish literature ( tr, Türk edebiyatı) comprises oral compositions and written texts in Turkic languages. The Ottoman and Azerbaijani forms of Turkish, which forms the basis of much of the written corpus, were highly influenced by Persian a ...
who aimed at bridging traditional
Islamic beliefs and modern poetic techniques.
He sees three essential elements for a poet. These three elements he calls Peer Gynt’s triangle, according to Karakoç, exists in
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential pla ...
’s play,
Peer Gynt
''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-act (drama), act play (theatre), play in verse (poetry), verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian language, Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian pla ...
. These three elements are: Poet must be himself. To be himself a poet must transform. Second element: a poet must be self content. Poet must love his art while being transformed by it. Thirdly, to be self-content, one must feel joy. This joy comes not from living but from letting live.
Bibliography
* "''Körfez''" (Gulf, 1959)
* "''Sesler''" (Voices, 1968)
* "''Zamana Adanmış Sözler''" (Words Dedicated to Time, 1970)
* "''Ayinler''" (Rites, 1977)
See also
*
List of contemporary Turkish poets
This list includes the notable Turkish poets.
* Ahmet Emin Atasoy (1944-)
* Behçet Aysan (1949-1993)
*Yahya Kemal Beyatlı (1884–1958)
*Asım Bezirci (1927-1993)
*Ahmet Haşim (1885–1933)
*Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel (1898–1973)
*Nazım Hikmet ...
References
* Biyografi.net
''Biography of Sezai Karakoç''
* Antoloji.com
''Poetry of Sezai Karakoç''
External links
* "KÖPÜK" ŞERHİ (Kitap) -Sezai Karakoç Şiirini Anlama ve Anlamlandırma Yolunda Bir Deneme-Dr. Rız
DURU
1933 births
2021 deaths
Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences alumni
People from Ergani
Turkish poets
Deniers of the Armenian genocide
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