Tag Archives: orhan veli

This World Is . . .

By laird sapir :: Published July 2, 2012

For some reason today I woke up thinking about the Turkish poet, Orhan Veli Kanik. (Random, I know. ) I’m fascinated by Orhan Veli, and  I’ve always found his spartan phrasing full of emotion.  He died young, at 36, after falling in a ditch after drinking. (Apparently, he was quite a drinker. I’m not judgin’).…Read the Rest

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Lets Get Random

By laird sapir :: Published January 26, 2012

Today I was nominated by Helen McMullin for the Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you so much, Helen! If you haven’t already, you should check out her amazing blog, Foofaraws From Helen. She has written some very entertaining articles lately about such wonderful stuff as elephants sneezing and  the extracurricular activities of ravens. One of the rules of…Read the Rest

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