Ayten Mutlu
Encyclopedia
Ayten Mutlu is a Turkish poet
and writer. She graduated from Yıldız Technical University
and Istanbul University
and graduated from Management faculty of İstanbul University in 1975. She retired from The Central Bank. She was politically active, in the Women rights Movement.
She has published poetry, prose, stories and criticism. She also translated, contemporary poets from English to Turkish that published many of them in periodicals. She translates women poets from Antiquity to now selections from the world over.
She is laureate of price Ibrahim Yildizoglu (1999), price of poem of the international Meeting of the poets of Yalova
(2001) and price Sunullah Arısoy (2005)
Master of condensed poem, of the image that illumines and quietly. Her poetry explodes with sound and meaning reflects a struggle within herself, as well as a view of the world in which all horror and beauty are seen at once and often intermingled.
Her opposition and political ideas are reflected in her poems but from a lyrical way.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writer. She graduated from Yıldız Technical University
Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
and Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
and graduated from Management faculty of İstanbul University in 1975. She retired from The Central Bank. She was politically active, in the Women rights Movement.
She has published poetry, prose, stories and criticism. She also translated, contemporary poets from English to Turkish that published many of them in periodicals. She translates women poets from Antiquity to now selections from the world over.
She is laureate of price Ibrahim Yildizoglu (1999), price of poem of the international Meeting of the poets of Yalova
Yalova
Yalova is a city located in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara, and is the capital of the Yalova Province. Yalova has a city population of 92,166, while the population of the Yalova Province is 202,531. as of 2009...
(2001) and price Sunullah Arısoy (2005)
Master of condensed poem, of the image that illumines and quietly. Her poetry explodes with sound and meaning reflects a struggle within herself, as well as a view of the world in which all horror and beauty are seen at once and often intermingled.
Her opposition and political ideas are reflected in her poems but from a lyrical way.
Works
- Dayan Ey Sevdam (Resist Oh My Love, 1984),
- Vaktolur (A Time Comes When…, 1986),
- Seni Özledim (I Missed You, 1990),
- Kül İzi (The Trace of Ash, 1993),
- Denize Doğru (Towards the Sea, 1996),
- Çocuk ve Akşam (Child And Evening, 1999),
- Taş Ayna (Stone Mirror, 2002).
- Yitik Anlam Peşinde (In Search of Lost Meaning, 2004),
- Ateşin Köklerinde (In Roots Of Fire - Selected Poems, 2006)