Lale Müldür

Lale Müldür (born in 1956 in Aydın, Turkey) is a contemporary Turkish poet and writer. Her eccentric style sets her apart from her peers, and Müldür is considered one of the most influential Turkish poets from the last several decades [http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/542/prmID/313 PEN America page for Lale Müldür] .

After graduating from Robert College, Müldür went to Florence to study with her poetry scholarship. Then, she returned to her country to study electronics and economy for one year each at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi in Ankara. After her two years in Ankara, Müldür went to the UK to have her BS in economics from University of Manchester, and her MS in sociology of literature from Essex University [http://www.turkish-lit.boun.edu.tr/author.asp?CharSet=English&ID=119 Müldür's page at a database of contemporary Turkish literature] .

Müldür, then, married a Belgian named Patrick and lived in Brussels between 1983 and 1987. She currently lives in İstanbul.

Some of her poems were made into music, the most famous one being “Destina” by Yeni Türkü.

Some international recognition is also present for Lale Müldür's work. A selection of her poetry, named "Water Music" was published in Ireland, and her work inspired by the French painter Colette Deblé was published in French.

Lale Müldür also worked as a columnist in "Radikal" newspaper for a time.

In 2002, Müldür had brain hemorrhage, but she recovered soon [http://www.robcol.k12.tr/alumni/rcq/22/graduates.pdf Alumni news, RC Quarterly] .

= Bibliography =

Poetry

*"Uzak Fırtına" (1998)
*"Voyıcır II" (published with Ahmet Güntan, 1990)
*"Seriler Kitabı" (1991)
*"Kuzey Defterleri" (1992)
*"Buhurumeryem" (1993)
*"Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk" (1998)
*"Saatler / Geyikler" (2001)
*"Ultra-zone'da Ultrason" (2006) (Golden Orange (Altın Portakal) Poetry Award, 2007 [http://www.aksav.org.tr/tr/41.htm Golden Orange (Altın Portakal) Poetry Award, 2007] )

Fiction

*"Bizansiyya" (2007)

= Column writings =

*"Haller Leyla" (2006)
*"Anne Ben Barbar mıyım?" (2006)

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