A secret turning in us makes the universe turn. Head unaware of feet, and feet head. Neither cares. They keep turning. - Rumi As everybody knows, the Mevlevi are an order of dervishes founded in Konya in the 12th Century by the followers of the great mystical poet Rumi and who are best known for... Continue Reading →
İlhan Berk – Jet-Black
I wanted to post this at The Poemarium, which is dedicated to poems I find and like, in no special order. But since I always include the original for the poems there and so far have not been able to find the text of this poem as it was written in Turkish, I'll put up... Continue Reading →
Put a Sheep in Your Pocket – Proverbs in Istanbul
Once in Istanbul I was eating at a cheap restaurant near Sultan Ahmet- the Blue Mosque. It was one of those times when a bomb had gone off or somebody had invaded someone somewhere, and despite this being a tourist area there was nobody but me in the place. And then a lady walked in.... Continue Reading →