for Ilhan The boat pulls on through the night, steady and sure. I lash the helm and go below, light up the GPS. On Google Earth I… Read more “Lone Voyager by Theo Dorgan”
Category: Poems for Ilhan
Poems written for Ilhan by poets who are free in the world.
Words by Celia de Fréine
for Ilhan Sami Çomak It was a chance encounter – I was taking my usual walk, he was visiting for the day. The hills could be seen… Read more “Words by Celia de Fréine”
For Ilhan by Liz McManus of PEN na hÉireann
Each day, walking beside the sea, I think of what it means to be unfree. A winter sea can terrorise the shore And put at risk… Read more “For Ilhan by Liz McManus of PEN na hÉireann”
Studies of an Angel by Katherine DiBella Seluja
One The angel coveted the roof of the house she was assigned to. Her chest pressed against the tarry surface, her arms wrapped protectively around the parapet.… Read more “Studies of an Angel by Katherine DiBella Seluja”
Exile by John Macker
If I stay out here in this spring garden exile long enough, the sun will return. They say at the bottom of the gravest doubt there is… Read more “Exile by John Macker”
In this dream nothing happens by Mark Statman
for Ilhan Sami Çomak no pointless wars of the heart though Jupiter and Saturn have been that close in the early evening sky… Read more “In this dream nothing happens by Mark Statman”
Lit with Lightning by Haleh Liza Gafori
For Ilhan Sami Comak My friend wakes embers in a heap of ash. She adds wood, leans in to feed the fire with her breath. A… Read more “Lit with Lightning by Haleh Liza Gafori”
In the Palm of My Hand, Rivers by Tina Carlson
Because the fields of my childhood vanished, I carry smoke in my hair. I bed dank dirt in my hands. My father shook his wars, sank… Read more “In the Palm of My Hand, Rivers by Tina Carlson”
A River Can’t Help But Run by Gabriel Don
Magma is hot. Sand shifts. Volcanoes release. Peacocks deceive, Ladybugs too. The scorpion is simply a scorpion. The shark is simply a shark. A star is a… Read more “A River Can’t Help But Run by Gabriel Don”
Inventing the Land by Andrea Watson
Now this is what you shall do— Take the land each way you dream a lover earth skin seamless against her found beauty No map… Read more “Inventing the Land by Andrea Watson”
Free the Poet Ilhan Çomak 