Edip Cansever (pronounced ; August 8, 1928 – May 28, 1986) was a Turkish poet. Biography Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Cansever attended Trade Academy for some time, and worked as an antiquity salesman in Grand Bazaar, Istanbul. Despite his denial, he is considered to be a member of second new generation: Works İkindi Üstü (1947) Dirlik Düzenlik (1954) Yerçekimli Karanfil (1957) Umutsuzlar Parkı (1958) Petrol (1959) Nerde Antigone (1961) Sonrası Kalır (1964) Çağrılmayan Yakup (1966) Kirli Ağustos (1970) Tragedyalar (1974) Ben Ruhi Bey Nasılım (1976) Sevda ile Sezgi (1977) Şairin Seyir Defteri (1980) Yeniden (Collected Poems, 1981) Bezik Oynayan Kadınlar (1982) İlkyaz Şikayetçileri (1984) Oteller Kenti (1985) Notes Ahmet Necdet, Modern Turk Siiri Yonelimler, Tanikliklar, Ornekler, Broy Publishing, October 1993. External links A Poet Outside the "Second New Movement": Edip Cansever Poems translated by Murat Nemet-Nejat Two Translated Poems 1928 births 1986 deaths Writers from Istanbul Turkish male poets 20th-century Turkish poets Burials at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery