Edip Cansever facts for kids

Edip Cansever (born 1928, died 1986) was a famous Turkish poet. He was part of a group of poets known as the Second New Movement. This group aimed to create new and different kinds of poetry. People like Talât Sait Halman thought his poems were a bit like surrealist art. Orhan Sarıkaya called him a nonconformist, meaning he didn't always follow the usual rules.

About Edip Cansever

Edip Cansever was born in Istanbul, Turkey. For a while, he studied at a Trade Academy. Later, he worked as a seller of old and unique items in the famous Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.

Even though he didn't always agree, many people saw him as a key poet of the Second New Movement. His poetry had two main parts: it showed his life experiences, and it was also very carefully crafted. He worked hard to make his poems simple and clear, even if they started out complex. He liked to break away from old, strict poetry rules. This made him a very important artist in the Ikinci Yeni (Second New) movement.

Cansever also developed an idea called the "objective correlative." This is a way of showing emotions or ideas through objects, situations, or symbols, instead of just saying them directly. He came up with this idea even before the works of another famous poet, T. S. Eliot, were translated into Turkish. Later, he was inspired by Eliot's ideas on this topic and felt it was very important for making his own poetry more interesting.

His Books of Poetry

Edip Cansever wrote many books of poetry throughout his life. Here are some of his well-known works:

• İkindi Üstü (1947)
• Dirlik Düzenlik (1954)
• Yerçekimli Karanfil (1957)
• Umutsuzlar Parkı (1958)
• Petrol (1959)
• Nerde Antigone (1961)
• Sonrası Kalır (1964)
• Çağrılmayan Yakup (1966)
• Kirli Ağustos (1970)
• Tragedyalar (1974)
• Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım (1976)
• Sevda ile Sezgi (1977)
• Şairin Seyir Defteri (1980)
• Yeniden (Collected Poems, 1981)
• Bezik Oynayan Kadınlar (1982)
• İlkyaz Şikayetçileri (1984)
• Oteller (1985)