Book of the Edge
Book of the Edge: Ece Temelkuran is arguably Turkey's most accomplished young writer. In Book of the Edge, she describes an allegorical journey wherein the speaker, or explorer, encounters strange creatures, including a butterfly, bull, swordfish, sow bug, and cruel city dwellers. These poems point to the undeniable connection between all living beings.Born in Turkey, Ece Temelkuran (ecetemelkuran.com) has published eight books of poetry, prose, and nonfiction. An award-winning daily columnist for Milliyet, she was a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.Translator Deniz Perin received the Anna Akhmatova Fellowship for Younger Translators.