Mustafa Ziyalan

was born on Turkey’s Black Sea coast and now lives in New York, where he practices psychiatry. His poetry, short fiction, essays, and translations have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, including New European Poets, as well as in book form. He co-edited Istanbul Noir with Amy Spangler; the anthology was published by Akashic Books in 2008. His poetry was featured in Letters to Distant Cities (New Amsterdam Records, 2011), a multimedia collaboration bringing together Murat Eyüboğlu’s photography with spoken word and music by Shara Worden and Claire Manchon. His collected poems, Kıyılarda (On the Margins), appeared in 2022, the same year as Yokdilli (Nonlingual), a collection of essays. His most recent poetry collection is Antakya Mon Amour.