Sweet Reality

Edip Cansever (1928—1986) was a member of the “ikinci yeni” or “second new” generation of Turkish poets. He sold antique furniture in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

Richard Tillinghast has published twelve books of poetry and five of creative nonfiction. His most recent nonfiction publication is Journeys into the Mind of the World: A Book of Places (University of Tennessee Press, 2017). He lived in Ireland for six years before moving back to the U.S. in 2011. He now divides the year between Hawaii and Tennessee. (updated 4/2020)