İSA KÜÇÜK

He graduated from the Political Sciences Faculty of Ankara University. İs Küçük served in seven geographical regions of Turkey as District Governor, Vice Governor and Governor. Currently he is posted as a governor at large.

His acquaintance with literature and poetry and his interest in these fields go back to his high school years. He had gone through an investigation for his poetry reading and writing when he was a senior in the high school, this process brings him closer to poetry. During his university education period he had read extensively the works of great masters of the modern Turkish poetry as well as Folk Poetry and Divan Poetry. After graduation he took up a responsibility as a public servant, and because of his indecisiveness whether he would become a poet or a governor, he did not send her poems to any literary magazine throughout this period.

He makes his debut in 2010 with his work entitled “Elder Sister Halet’s Epic”. After having read distinguished author Yaşar Kemal’s praising speech and introduction for the novel entitled “Legend”s heroine Prof. Dr. Halet Çambel and this novel (Legend / Destan), İsa Küçük receives from her a book entitled “Bugünlerde Bahar İndi / These Days the Spring Arrived “with a signed dedication reading “To the Epic Master İsa Küçük” welcomes him in his literary road. Another contribution to his motivation comes from Ayla Kutlu, the author of “Kadın Destanı / The Woman Epic”, occupying a unique place in the Turkish literature. Ayla Kutlu’s words for “the Elder Sister Halet’s Epic” consolidates his enthusiasm in literature: “A work, having been created by the efforts and poetic competence of a governor who comes from the third generation of the Republic and who is a true intellectual of the Republic. I believe the reader shall find everything he or she cares about in this work. If you get to know a strong woman or the strength of an intellectual living in the countryside, his or her being harmonious with the local life and providing some services, or the panoramic image of the adventure of the country in the 20^th century…”

İsa Küçük shares his sincere thought that he targets at writing a single poem which would stay in the memory of the people. He carried on his literary journey publishing the poetry collections named “This Evening All Freedoms Are Free / Bütün Hürriyetler Serbest Bu Akşam”, Atlas and Fire / Atlas ve Ateş”, “Poems of Other Things / Başka Şeylerin Şiirleri”. You have this book called “Olympos Letters”, and it contains his new poems written between 2016 and 2018 (except the poems burrowed from already published books). These new poems are not categorized according to a fixed subject.

İsa Küçük considers himself as a lazy student of literature, and he is happy to continue being a student.