Sennur Sezer
(1943-2015)

 
Style of Art : Poet, author
Branch of Art : Poetry
Art Profile :

Sennur Sezer was born in Eskişehir in 1943. She studied at Istanbul High School for Girls and left the school in her second year. In 1959, she began working at Taşkızak Tersanesi (shipyard). Her first poem was published in “Gecekondu” in 1964. In 1965, Sezer started working as an improver at Varlık Publications. She worked as a proof reader and text writer in several publication houses and encyclopedia’s publishers until 1982. As of today, Sezer then worked as a writer and prepares documentary narrations in many newspapers and magazines such as Günlük Evrensel and Evrensel Kültür. Sezer passed away in Istanbul in 2015.

Poetry books:
İzi Kalsın (2011)
Akşam Haberleri (2006)
Bir Annenin Notları (Selected poems, 2002)
Dilsiz Dengbej (2001)
Kirlenmiş Kağıtlar (2000)
Direnç Şiirleri (corrected poems, 1995)
Afiş (1991)
Bu Resimde Kimler Var (1986)
Kimlik Kartı (selected poems, 1983)
Sesimi Arıyorum (1982)
Direnç (1977)
Yasak (1966)
Gecekondu (1964)

Other works:
Öyküleriyle İstanbul Anıtları (2 volumes, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 2010)
68′in Edebiyatı, Edebiyatın 68′i (analysis and selection, 2008)
Şahmaran (folklore story, 2007)
Binbir Gece Masalları (painted by Mustafa Delioğlu, 2006)
Bir Zamanların İstanbul′u (with Adnan Özyalçıner, 2005)
Az Masraflı ve Kolay Yemekler (2004)
Masal Evi (with Adnan Özyalçıner, 2003)
Nazım, Dünya ve Biz (analysis, with Şükran Kurdakul, 2002)
Hasır Ören Padişah (fairy tale, 1999)
Dokumacının Ölümü /Emek Öyküleri 4 (selected story, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1999)
Motorize Köleler/Emek Öyküleri 3 (selected story, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1999)
Grev Bildirisi / Emek Öyküleri 2 (selected story, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1998)
Ekmek Kavgası / Emek Öyküleri 1 (selected story, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1998)
Osmanlı′da Fal ve Falnameler (1998)
Türk Safosu Mihri Hatun (documentary narration, 1997)
Şiir Gündemi (essays, 1995)
İstanbul′un Taşı-Toprağı Altın (Istanbul folklore, with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1995)
Anadolu′dan Öyküler (with Adnan Özyalçıner, 1995)
Pencereden Bakan Çocuk (poems for children, 1995)
Keloğlan ile Köse (fairy story, with Adnan Özyalçıner)

Awards:
2012, PEN Poetry Award
2009, Ş.Avni Ölez Poetry Work Prize
2000, Yunus Nadi Poetry Prize (Kirlenmiş Kağıtlar)
2000, Oğuzkaan Collage Poetry Master′s Prize
1998, Pir Sultan Abdal Association Literary Award
1990, Sıtkı Dost Children Literary Award (Keloğlan İle Köse)
1987, Halil Kocagöz Poetry Prize ("Bu Resimde Kimler Var")
1980, 8 March Prize, Kadınların Sesi Magazine (poems and writings for women) 
 
Reference: tr.wikipedia.org, netkitap.com

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