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

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– Zaza descent.

Biography

Süreya and his family were deported to Bilecik, a city in the

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after the Dersim Rebellion (Tunceli) in 1938. He graduated from the Political Sciences Faculty of Ankara University. He was the editor-in-chief of the '' Papirüs'' literary magazine. Cemal Süreya is a notable member of the Second New Generation of

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, an abstract and postmodern movement created as a backlash against the more popular-based Garip 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 Sunay Akın. He lost a letter "y" from his pen name – originally Süreyya – because of a lost bet with Turkish poet Sezai Karakoç.

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