Nurduran Duman

YOUR TONGUE IS NOTIFYING SECRETS FROM HISTORY OF COMPLEXION I am starting from your right cheek kissing the fears on your left side you are opening your curtains how many daytime have you got the moon as light is a song on your face your             voice                        is passing on                                           the covered loves a carpet is blossoming in my hands the golden feathers are being revived on your skin each kiss is a loop you are increasing your tongue is notifying secrets from history of complexion your body which has burnt now, too Translated by Ruşen Ergün       - - - - - -

Nurduran Duman is a poet, writer, essayist, translator who lives in Istanbul. She is an ocean engineer and a naval architect. Her poem collection Yenilgi Oyunu (The Defeat Game) has been awarded with 2005 Cemal Sureya Poetry Awards. She has been conducting many theatre activities (actress, director, theater electrician, etc.) for years. She is a member of Turkish PEN.