Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: [Bakhtiyar] Vahabzadeh published over 70 books

of poetry, 11 scholarly books, more than 20 long poems and hundreds of articles on literature. He was mainly popular in Turkey for his article "Yel Kaya'dan Ne Aparır?" (What Does the Wind Steal from the Stone?), which was published in the Varlık literary journal in reply to critics of the divan poet Fuzuli.

Vahabzadeh's articles and poems also appeared in the Turkish review magazine Türk Edebiyatı for years.

from Today's Zaman: Poet Vahabzadeh reiterates love for Turkey before death

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