%0 Journal Article
%T POETICS OF GULTEN AKIN, A FEMALE POET WHO TRIED TO DO A MAN¡¯S JOB
%J -
%D 2018
%X In this study, poetics of G¨¹lten Ak£¿n who is one of the leading poets of Turkish literature of the Republican Era is discussed. Her study named ¡°£¿iiri D¨¹zde Ku£¿atmak¡±, collecting her proses and conversations, is used as the basis for our review. One of the most important elements that constitute G¨¹lten Ak£¿n¡¯s poetics is the cultivation of her poetry by folk culture and literature. G¨¹lten Ak£¿n¡¯s poetry traces Pir Sultan, Yunus Emre and Karacaoglan. Ak£¿n defines poetry as a rebellion since she is a socially conscious poet. Hers is not a propaganda poetry but has power to transform masses. Nourishing her art with her life but refraining from reflecting life into art just as pure reality, Ak£¿n perceives art as a magic tool which transforms reality and expresses life by translating it into poetry. Ak£¿n opposes integration of values of the West and Turkish society without paying regard to cultural distinctions as a result of misconceived Westernisation. It is cultural exploitation when Western values are imposed on Turkish society behind the discourse of universalisation. Ak£¿n who is referred as a female poet does not deny the decisive influence of her gender on her poetry although she opposes to the gender-based delimitations on her poetry. Voice of the women of every social class exists in her poems. Feminine grace identifies her discourse. Instead of being referred to as a female poet, she emphasizes that her poesy comes before her gender and she features her identity as a humanist poet by favouring all the oppressed. Ak£¿n went after contemporary poetry by rising on her own cultural values
%K G¨¹lten Ak£¿n
%K Poetika
%K Kad£¿n
%K Toplumcu
%K Ozan
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/udekad/issue/41155/468405