Keep the Change

Second New is a conceptual poetry movement that emerged in Turkey in the 1950s and continued into the 70s. It is conceptual in the sense that the poetry was developed independently without any manifesto, rules or guidelines, and the name “Second New” was coined afterwards, but in principle the works shared a style with characteristics described as abstract, avant-garde, obscure, and personal. The core poets, in no particular order, are İlhan Berk, Turgut Uyar, Edip Cansever, Cemal Süreya, Ece Ayhan, Ülkü Tamer and Sezai Karakoç.<br/><br/>Keep the Change is a short collection of selected poems for only three of the poets, Cemal Süreya, Turgut Uyar and İlhan Berk, as a tiny slice of the poems of the Second New; nevertheless, it is representative of the style and stands as a complete piece of derivative work while staying close to the originals.<br/><br/>...<br/>Yet a cup of water was enough to wet your hair<br/>We’d get full on a slice of bread and an olive or two<br/>If I kissed you once two felt hurt<br/>If I tried to kiss you twice three felt upset<br/>...<br/>— from LOVE (AŞK by Cemal Süreya)<br/><br/>...<br/>someone opens the window and suddenly shouts<br/>o life, you too exist<br/>just like death<br/>— from US NOW (ŞİMDİ BİZ by Turgut Uyar)