Fikret Çelik - Interview
Poet-Writer Dr. Ana Stjelja: When did you start writing? Poet/Author Fikret Çelik: I started writing poetry in high school. My first poem was published in the journal Edebiyat Kültür ve Sanat (Literature Culture and Art) while I was studying at the University. Poet-Writer Dr. Ana Stjelja: When did you usually find inspiration for your poetry? Poet/Author Fikret Çelik: The source of my poem; I can say that the street I walk on, the stone wall I touch, the tree I see, a sparrow placed in front of the window, humans, nature, and love. Poet-Writer Dr. Ana Stjelja: How would you define poetry as an art and what it means to you? Poet/Author Fikret Çelik: Poetry, for me, is the air that breathes art, the atmosphere of the world. Poet-Writer Dr. Ana Stjelja: Do you have some favourite poets, whether of Turkish or foreign literature? Poet/Author Fikret Çelik: I can name Orhan Veli...