Alper Coşkun – Tanyeli

Guest: Alper Coşkun
Title of The Work: Tanyeli
Original Title: Tanyeli
Genre: Poetry

I wake up one night,
I wake up sweating blood.
There are no words to say
Or I can’t make sense of it.
Mourning stops the scorpion,
The scorpion is the minute hand.
And thoughts one by one,
It dulls the anticipation. Devamını Oku…

Melek Şen – Post: Recipient Empty (3rd Letter)

Guest: Melek Şen
Title of The Work: Post: Recipient Empty (3rd Letter)
Original Title: Posta: Alıcı Boş (3’üncü Mektup)
Genre: Letter Novel

The clock on the wall reads 05:45. An incessant siren sounds from outside. I stagger out of bed and look out of the window. The ambulance doors are wide open and a young girl is being taken on a stretcher. It is immediately obvious from the faces of the few people with her that they are grieving, thoughtful and sad. Devamını Oku…

Metin Abay – Presence

Guest: Metin Abay
Title of The Work: Presence
Original Title: Varlık
Genre: Prose Writing

Do we realize the value of life when we experience loss?

Why do we keep dwelling on the past, wasting time, when life goes on and on and the past doesn’t come back? Do we really need someone’s words? Can there be someone who knows me better than me, you better than you better than you? Devamını Oku…