[COLLABORATION OF THREE PIONEERS FOR A BOOK / AVANGARDE] Odun. Siirler. [i.e. Wood. Poems]. Photographs by Ara Güler, (1928-2018). Cover by Orhan Peker, (1927-1978).
METIN ELOGLU, (1927-1985). First Edition.
Prrivately Published / Alparslan Matbaasi, Ist., 1959.
Original illustrated wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [16] p., 1 b/w photographic plate. First and Only Edition Edition of Eloglu's third book in a usual and second poetry book, with avant-garde cover design by Turkish painter Orhan Peker, who was the founder of the group called "Onlar Grubu" [i.e. The Tens Group] with some of his friends. Orhan Peker used all the opportunities of tachism and paint in design, drawing and color paintings thai he dealt mainly with horses, carriages, still lifes, and birds. There was a craft "Pentur" paint texture in his paintings. This modern first edition is written and designed with three Turkish masters and pioneers, each of whom was an expert in their field; photography, painting, and poetry. This early book by Eloglu contains the poems of a poet inspired by the earlier modern poems, reflecting the language and sensitivity of the lumpen middle layer. The book includes 29 poems.