Two Swan Songs

Both Sylvia Plath and Nilgun Marmara made their statements in life and in their poetry. Plath wrote for about seven years (1956-1963) and gassed herself on February 11, aged 30. Marmara wrote for ten years (1977-87) and decided to end her life on October 13, 1987, aged 29. Plath’s and Marmara’s lives and...

The Lale Müldür: Unleashed Poetry of a Released Woman

BIZANSIYYA by Lale Müldür YKY, 163 pp., 2007, ISBN: 978-975-08-1188-3 HOURS/DEERS (Saatler/Geyikler) by Lale Müldür YKY, 153 pp., 2002, ISBN: 978-975-08-0286-7 ULTRA ZONE (Ultra-Zone’da Ultrason) by Lale Müldür YKY, 244 pp., 2006, ISBN: 978-975-08-1078-7 From the article… Is the signifier of...