cover image Voice Lock Puppet: Poems

Voice Lock Puppet: Poems

Ali Yuce. Orchises Press, $0 (95pp) ISBN 978-0-914061-95-3

Esteemed Turkish poet Ali Yuce, the author of more than 15 books in his home country, has his first book of English translations with the publication of Voice Lock Puppet. This bilingual collection, translated by Sinan Toprak and Gerry LaFemina, teachers of political science and writing, respectively, at Kirtland Community College in Michigan, features work from throughout Yuce's career. Pastoral odes and surrealist love poems sit side by side with more political pieces. ""People, let's share our fistfuls of pain, our pockets of pride, and our slivers of joy. We may mold love from anger and grudges....This is our new land we'll hoist the flag of beauty up our poles."" (Mar.)