Celal Metin

 

(1961, Ankara - Turkey) Poet, writer.

He started his university education at the  Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Petroleum Engineering (1982)

and then gratuated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Journalism and Public Relations (1985).

His first poem was published in 1980 (Olusum).

At the same time he published poems and literary critics in the well known turkish literary journals

(Varlik, Gosteri, Sanat Olayi..., 1980 - ).

He is among the founders of the “1980s Poetry” movement.

He and poet friends from the “1980s Poetry” movement published poetry journals; Imge/Ayrim (1984),

Poetika (1985), Fanatik (1989).

He found a Contemporary Turkish Poetry web site (turksiir.com) in english and turkish (1999 - ).

His poems have been translated and published in Britain, France, Germany, Bulgaria,

Romania, Macedonia, Taiwan and Czech Republic.  

He worked as an editor in the publishing companies (Imge, Gunes)

and literary magazines; Sombahar (Poetry, 1990 - 1996), E (Literature, 2003-2005).

He was president of the Edisam, Literature and Science Writers Association (2001 - 2007 )

He is the editor of the Parantez Publishing (1992 - ) and literary review Ozgur Edebiyat (2007 - )

He is the General Secretary of the Turkish Publishers Association (1996 -  )

Istanbul International Poetry Festival Board Member (2008 - )

 

 

Poetry Books: Adim Olum (3th Edition, Cizgi Publishing, 1986),

Kendi Kendini Tatmin (3th Edition, Cizgi Publishing, 1989),

Konformist (2th Edition, Korsan Publishing, 1993),

Kucuk Hayat Baglari (Gendas Publishing,1999),

Novels: Ne Güzel Çocuklardik Biz (5th Edition, Gendas, 2000), Gitmek Zamani (3th Edition, Everest, 2008),

Seni Sevdigimi Biliyorsun (Everest, 2005).

Essay: Yeni Türk Siiri (“New Turkish Poetry”, Cizgi, 1999, Siir Ustalardan Ogrenilir (About Poetry, Everest 2007)

Anthologies: Contemporary Turkish Poetry (Papirus, 1997), 199 Poems from 199 Poets (Oglak, 1998),

Poetry for Children (3th Edition, Bulut, 1998), Contemporary Turkish Short Story (2th Edition, Bulut,1998),

Love Poems from Turkish Poetry (3th Edition, Alfa, 2001)

 

Festivals and International Meetings:

XVI European Writers' Congress, Stockholm, 28 -30 August 1998

39th Struga International Poetry Evenings, Macedonia, 2000

The International Festival Curtea de Arges Poetry Nights, Romania, 12-17 July 2001

Mare Nosturm II - Forum Mediterrani, Barcelona, 15-18 November 2001 (EWC)

Forum Europa III, 24 -27 October 2002, Budapest, (EWC)

The XVIII European Writers' Congress in Fribourg / Switzerland,  26 – 28 September 2003

UN Commission on Human Rights Roundtables on Freedom of Expression in Turkey 7-8 April 2004, Geneva

IPA Publishers Congress, Berlin, 21 – 24 June 2004

Poesie Festival Berlin, Lyrikline Partnertreffen 25 -26 Juni 2004

21st Jerusalem International Book Fair 11 -18 February 2005

Voix de la Mediterranee 2005,  Loedeve, France, 23 – 31 July 2005

Taipei Poetry Festival, 23 – 30 October 2005

6th IPA Copyright Symposium, Montréal, 23 -25 April 2006

Poesie Festival Berlin, Lyrikline Partnertreffen 27 May -4 Juni 2006

Copyright, Piracy and Writers' Unions, Rhodos, 19 -23 July 2006 (TSWT, Kopinor)

4th European Conference of Creators’ Organisations, 21 September 2006, Brussels

13th Prague Inernational Book Fair and Literary Festival, 3 -6 May 2007

WALTIC Writers and Literary Translators International Congress, 29 June - 2 July 2008, Stockholm

Berlin Turkish Literature Symposium, 5 - 6 September 2008

 

Frankfurt International Book Fair Guest of Honour Turkey, 15-19 October 2008.