Children's Books (ages 8-12) • Poems

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Cahit Ökmen

Illustrator: Sadi Güran
Editor: Mine Soysal

Poems illustrated for childhood!

Cahit Ökmen, educator and owner of important national poetry awards, is this time speaking with the words and feelings of children. Reflecting the cheerful voices, arch smiles, wondering eyes and even the worries of childhood to his poems with a simple and effective language, Ökmen’s verses are appealing not only to children but also to the never growing child hidden in every adult. Covering 27 poems that are reinterpreted by the wonderful illustrations of Sadi Güran, the book offers also a visual fest to the reader.

AUTHOR

Cahit Ökmen

He was born in 1963, in İstanbul. After studying Turkish Language and Literature in Ankara University, he worked as a literature teacher for long years. With his poems which were published in various literature magazines, and took place in some anthologies, he received 1990 Varlık Poetry Award, 1995 Behçet Aysan Poetry Award and 1998 Orhan Murat Arıburnu Poetry Award. His first poetry book Melancholic Tale (Melankolik Masal) was published in 1998. He also produced radio and TV programs about poetry. […]
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