“[The guard] was young, probably about the same age as my detention.” On the birthday of Ilhan Sami Çomak
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For twenty-nine years, a poet has his birthday in prison. Ilhan Sami Çomak, who was incarcerated in 1994, had an open visitation on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday. His attorney brought messages from people around the world to the Kurdish poet who is now the longest-serving political prisoner in Turkey.
2023 offers new horizons to the poet, winner of the prestigious Sennur Sezer poetry prize. A collection of his poems translated into English was released literally from prison on March 4th in London. The book called “Separated from the Sun” and edited by Caroline Stockford has a beautiful…
