AKALIN, Hamdi Gökalp

Poet and writer (b.1907 - d.? 1960’s). Very little information about his life is available. It is known that he wrote on folklore and folk literature in several newspapers as well as in the review Adana Mıntıkası Maarif Mecmuası.

WORKS:

POETRY: Gurbet Akşamları (Evenings away from Home, 1927), Ruhum (My Soul, 1930), Güz Yaprakları (Autumn Leaves, 1934), Seneler Geçtikçe (As Years Pass, 1945), Duyduğum Gibi (As I Heard, 1951) Bir Zamanlar (Once Upon a Time, 1967).

OTHER WORKS: Köy Geceleri (Nights in the Village, 1931), Cebelibereket (A District in Adana, 1932), Bir Köy Muallimine Mektuplarım (My Letters to a Village Teacher, 1932), Gereğince (As Required, anecdotes, 1969)