Edip Cansever

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Edip Cansever was a prominent 20th-century Turkish poet known for his modernist, introspective, and often experimental verse that helped shape contemporary Turkish poetry.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkish poet
human
poet
activeYearsEnd 1986
activeYearsStart 1950
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
contributedTo contemporary Turkish poetry
countryOfCitizenship Turkey
dateOfBirth 1928-08-08
dateOfDeath 1986-05-28
familyName Cansever
genre poetry
givenName Edip
hasChild Erdem Cansever
Nesrin Cansever
surface form: "Gül Cansever"
influenced contemporary Turkish poets
languageOfWorkOrName Turkish
literaryFocus existential themes
psychological introspection
urban life
movement modernism
İkinci Yeni
name Edip Cansever
nationality Turkish
notableFor experimental verse
introspective verse
modernist Turkish poetry
notableWork Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım
Dirlik Düzenlik
Masa da Masaymış Ha
Nerde Antigone
Gasoline
surface form: "Petrol"

Tragedyalar
Umutsuzlar Parkı
Yerçekimli Karanfil
İkindi Üstü
occupation poet
placeOfBirth Istanbul
Turkey
placeOfDeath Istanbul
Turkey
residence Istanbul
sexOrGender male
spouse Nesrin Cansever
style free verse
modernist poetry
workPeriod 20th century

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Edip Cansever name Edip Cansever
Turkish literature notableAuthor Edip Cansever

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