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Can Yücel (1926, İstanbul - 1999 Datça, Muğla) is one of the most distinguished of 20th century Turkish poets. He is mainly noted for the plain and sincere (and sometimes rude) language in his poems.
He is the son of a former minister of National Education, Hasan Ali Yücel. Having studied Latin and Greek in Ankara and Cambridge Universities, he worked as a translator in several embassies and in the Turkish section of the BBC in London. After returning to Turkey in 1958 following military service in Korea, he briefly worked as a tourist guide in Bodrum, Muğla and then lived in Istanbul working as a freelance translator and poet. He had two daughters, Güzel and Su, and a son, Hasan, from his marriage to Güler Yücel.
In his later years he settled in the remote peninsular town of Datça, Muğla in southwestern Turkey . He died in Datça in 1999 and is buried there.
Art
Can Yücel is known for often using slang, and sometimes vulgar language, in his poems. However, his critics also agree that his effectiveness in using words in a simple and understandable way is worthy of praise and appreciation. The main themes and inspirational sources in his poems are nature, people, events, concepts, excitements, perceptions and emotions. His family was of utmost importance to him and his loved ones are mentioned in many of his poems, such as "To my Little Daughter Su", "To Güzel", and "I Loved My Father the Most in Life".
Yücel also translated the works of Shakespeare, Lorca and Brecht into Turkish.
Works
- Yazma (1950)
- Her Boydan (1959, Çeviri Şiirler)
- Sevgi Duvarı (1973)
- Bir Siyasinin Şiirleri (1974)
- Ölüm ve Oğlum (1976)
- Şiir Alayı (1981, ilk dört şiir kitabı)
- Rengâhenk (1982)
- Gökyokuş (1984)
- Beşibiyerde (1985, ilk beş şiir kitabı)
- Canfeda (1985)
- Çok Bi Çocuk (1988)
- Kısa Devre (1990)
- Kuzgunun Yavrusu (1990)
- Gece Vardiyası (1991)
- Güle Güle-Seslerin Sessizliği (1993)
- Gezintiler (1994)
- Maaile (1995)
- Seke Seke (1997)
- Alavara (1999)
- Mekânım Datça Olsun (1999)
Sources
- Ahmet Necdet, Modern Turk Siiri Yonelimler, Tanikliklar, Ornekler Broy Yayinevi, Ekim 1993.
