He is just 15 years old, but his second poetry book, “Maybe I Would’ve Returned” is already on shelves. Despite being a member of the technology generation, Kaan Sabancı has full confidence in this ancient form of literature…

Eighty-eight poems, penned in the span of a single year between September 2017 and October 2018. Some of them are inspired by friendship, others draw from unrequited love, but this is not the whole story. Kaan Sabancı’s second book of poems, titled “Maybe I Would’ve Returned” contain poems on martyrs, victims of violence and abuse, the youth, Istanbul, and Atatürk. His verses show hints of love, pain, happiness and self-questioning, with a special affection shown to Beylerbeyi, one of the most charming districts of Istanbul.

Sabancı describes poetry as a “striking, emotional way of expression.” His interest in this form began dates back to his earliest years. He began writing poems upon the encouragement of his eighth grade literature teacher. He says that, at times, the verses of a poem invoke feelings in him that he cannot get from anywhere else.

He takes great care to expand his vocabulary despite his young age, and his poems include words colloquial and street-savvy alongside older phrases. “I try to explore a different topic, feeling or perspective in each poem,” he says. “The words I use are varied. I scatter both new and old words into my poems.”

ÇATIŞAN
İki çocuğum var benim
duvardaki ayna
Biri der kal, diğeri git
Birinin gözleri koyu
mavi, Boğaz’ın rengi gibi
Diğerinin ise gri gökyüzü
İki çocuğum var benim
duvardaki ayna
Biri der yak, diğeri
Söndür
Biri öl, diğeri öldür