Turkish Literature MA Student Publishes New Book of Poetry
A new book of poetry by Turkish literature student, poet and editor Müesser Yeniay has just come out. Entitled "Yeniden Çizdim Göğe," it is a publication of Şiirden Yayınları in İstanbul and has received praise from poets such as Haydar Ergülen, Sina Akyol, Metin Cengiz and Celal Soycan.
A graduate of Ege University, Ms. Yeniay is an MA student in Bilkent's Department of Turkish literature. She is also editor of the literary magazines Kanat and Şiirden. Her first book, “Dibine Düşüyor Karanlık da,” was published in 2009, and her second book, “Evimi Dağlara Kurdum,” is a collection of translated works from world poetry.
Ms. Yeniay has received the II. Yunus Emre (2006), Homeros Attila İlhan (2007) and Ali Rıza Ertan (2009) poetry awards in Turkey. Her poems have been translated into English, French, Arabic and Hebrew, and she has participated in poetry festivals in Bosnia, Israel and the US.