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Furkan Çirkin is a poet, editor and academic. He received two bachelor’s degrees in law and philosophy, a master’s degree and a PhD from Istanbul University. Additionally, he is a PhD(c) for his second PhD and an assistant lecturer at the University of Essex. And currently, he lives in Colchester with his wife, curator and artist Hiromi Horiuchi. His poems have been published in many respected poetry journals, including Varlik, the oldest one, and translated into many languages, including French, Italian, Persian and Romanian. Also, he has been publishing Yelkensiz Poetry Journal in Turkey since 2013. So far, he has three poetry books: Nihilist Alarm, Ser/h, and My Life: A Colourful Pitch-Dark. Moreover, he translated Percy Bysshe Shelley’s book “The Mask of Anarchy” into Turkish. Besides, he is a member of Advisory Board at Poetry Translation Centre in London. And, he holds numerous prestigious poetry awards in Turkey.

Was Our Life Really a Life in the 21st Century? — POEM by Furkan Çirkin

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  • Furkan Çirkin - Turkish Poet

    Furkan Çirkin is a poet, editor and academic. He received two bachelor’s degrees in law and philosophy, a master’s degree and a PhD from Istanbul University. Additionally, he is a PhD(c) for his second PhD and an assistant lecturer at the University of Essex. And currently, he lives in Colchester with his wife, curator and artist Hiromi Horiuchi. His poems have been published in many respected poetry journals, including Varlik, the oldest one, and translated into many languages, including French, Italian, Persian and Romanian. Also, he has been publishing Yelkensiz Poetry Journal in Turkey since 2013. So far, he has three poetry books: Nihilist Alarm, Ser/h, and My Life: A Colourful Pitch-Dark. Moreover, he translated Percy Bysshe Shelley’s book “The Mask of Anarchy” into Turkish. Besides, he is a member of Advisory Board at Poetry Translation Centre in London. And, he holds numerous prestigious poetry awards in Turkey.

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Was Our Life Really a Life in the 21st Century by Furkan Cirkin - Turkish Literature - Turkish Poetry

Was our life really a life in the 21st century?
It was like watching Fight Club for the umpteenth time—
But this time, at 1.5x speed;
It was a life with lots of free time;
But always in a rush.

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