Ilhan Sami Çomak
Ilhan Sami Çomak Awarded with Two Literary Prices
Ilhan Sami Çomak, the Kurdish poet who has been in a Turkish prison for the last 28 years, was awarded the Metin Altıok Poetry Prize and the Norwegian Freedom of Expression Award (shared with Ahmet Altan, writer/journalist from Turkey). The…
The Ladder: A Conversation with the Incarcerated Poet İlhan Sami Çomak, Part IV
I learned to read by reading the Bible. For me, the Bible was a giant black book with the engraved image of the Sacred Family on the cover. I used to love the words printed there with straight letters. Gold…
The Ladder: A Conversation with the Incarcerated Poet İlhan Sami Çomak, Part II
This is the second part of our conversation with Ilhan Sami Çomak, who has been in prison for the last 27 years. Ilhan has written eight books of poetry. In part I of the interview, describing his situation, Ilhan writes:…
“I’m still 22.” Ilhan Sami Çomak, a poet in a Turkish prison
LITERARY EVENT Last March 8th, Pen Norway celebrated Ilhan Sami Çomak’s birthday. His lawyer, Ipek Özel, said that when Ilham was told about his birthday celebration, he said, “Tell them that after 27 years in prison, I’m still 22.” Ilhan…
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