My uncle is a poet and writer.
A reasonable little bio:
nettleberry.com/catalog.asp?isbn=9750802772
Extract from a longer interview in the Near East Review:
bilkent.edu.tr/~leech/nerjournal/johnash.htm
Little publisher's bio:
carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/reframe.cgi?app=scribe&author=ashj
He even makes a number of lists of famous homosexuals:
teensforteens.net/homosexuality/famous_homosexuals.html
ncf.ca/freeport/sigs/life/gay/history/famous
christiangays.com/articles/famous.shtml
Books
To The City (2002)
poetrymagazine.org/books/contributing/37.html
amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584980370/revenantmagaz-21
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The Anatolikon
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amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584980109/revenantmagaz-21
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amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584980117/revenantmagaz-21
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Turkey, The Other Guide: Western and Southern Anatolia
amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/9750802772/revenantmagaz-21
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estore.com.tr/estore/product.asp?sku=DK5250001465&dept_id=7009004
Selected Poems (1996)
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A Byzantine Journey (1995)
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues95/dec95/book_dec95.html
amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/186064015X/revenantmagaz-21
amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679409343/revenantmagaz-21
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Disbelief (1991)
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amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0856356956/revenantmagaz-21
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The Burnt Pages (1991)
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The Branching Stairs (1984)
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The Goodbyes (1982)
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The Bed (1981)
Not see easily available.
Casino (1978)
Individual Poems
A couple of poems with (sometimes less than flattering) comments:
poetrymagazines.org.uk/magazine/issue.asp?id=239
Articles
The Lost Heads of Balbura (New York Times) - his trip before our journey around the same region.
Celebration Istanbul (New York Times Magazine?)
Death by Drowning (New York Times) - about Yusufeli
Field of Ruins in the Sand (New York Times) - about Sergiopolis (Nern Syria)
Istanbul's Glitter Domes (New York Times
Bulgaria's Venerable Second City (New York Times)
Review: On the Edge by Kenneth Koch (New York Times)
Review: Constantinople: City of the World's Desire (Washington Post)
TV
He has appeared on BBC 4:
bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/books/medtales/destinations/istanbul.shtml
Tours
He often leads formal and informal tours of Anatolia and Istanbul.
He often gets mentioned in this blog:
http://resplendancies.typepad.com
See for example:
http://resplendancies.typepad.com/resplendant_reflectionsro/2005/03/
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