Real by Karin Karakaşlı, translated by Canan Marașligil with Sarah Howe
POETRY BOOK SOCIETY TRANSLATION CHOICE SUMMER 2024 Penguin Putnam With lyric grace and meditative

With lyric grace and meditative clarity

Holly Hopkins

The collection’s title points to the underlying philosophy expressed in these poems: that earthly joy is

Living in Language brings together reflections on the craft and purpose of poetry

Real by Karin Karakaşlı, translated by Canan Marașligil with Sarah Howe<br><b>POETRY BOOK SOCIETY TRANSLATION CHOICE SUMMER 2024</b> Penguin Putnam With lyric grace and meditativeAn acclaimed writer in multiple genres as well as a journalist and academic, Karin Karakal has repeatedly turned to poetry to chart complex emotional geographies both her own and those of her country, Turkey. Her highly cinematic poems are powered by music, metaphor and a fascination for the mechanics of language itself. Running through her work is a deeply held belief in the emancipatory potential of words. Following on from her 2019 chapbook History