MELAHAT BABALIK

She was born in Işıklı village of Ardeşen district, Rize province. She had served as a clothing teacher. When she completed the required working process, she got her retirement. Her interest in poetry started in her junior high school years. She published 7 poetry collections and one essay book. Her poetry collections: 1- I Gave My Hand To The Sun, 2000;             2- Winter Sorrow (Gerçek Sanat Publishing), 2003; 3- Fire Tickets (Sone Publishing), 2006;      4- I Covered With The Sun (Gerçek Sanat Publishing), 2009;  5- Warm The Night With Your Breath, 2012;            6- Carnation Pain (Siyah Beyaz Publishing ), 2015 and 7- The Bright Faces of Darkness.