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“i was so many one day”: on Earthly Conditions, Öykü Tekten’s translation of poems by Birhan Keskin

by Sara•Feb 27, 2026

Reviewed Work

Earthly Conditions

Author: Birhan Keskin

Translator: Öykü Tekten

Original language: Turkish

Published in translation: World Poetry, 2025

Originally published: 2005, 2010

Often, we stand at a threshold between alienation and connection, stepping one way then the other: alienated from the world, connected to it.

Article Author Biography

Sara Burant’s poems, reviews, and collaborative translations of Paul Éluard’s poems have appeared in journals such as Ominverse, Pedestal, periodicities, Ruminate, and The Denver Quarterly. Her work has been honored with a fellowship from Oregon Literary Arts and a residency at Playa. She received an MFA in Poetry from Saint Mary’s College of California. She’s the author of a chapbook and an editor at The Transformation Review.