Abstract

The literary-critical study is devoted to the work of the master of Turkish visual poetry, Yusuf Bal, and contains a short excursion into the history of the development of Turkish literature in the late 20th – early 21st centuries and discussions about the visual literary works of this period. The main direction in the Turkish literature of the mentioned period is determined – postmodernism, represented by various modifications and its inherent specifics. In this context, the state of visual poetry in modern Turkish literature is considered; special attention is paid to the poetry of Y. Bal. The main features of the poetic heritage of Y. Bal are determined, a classification of his visual poems is proposed, the inner content and the outer shell of his works are analysed, the weighted "aesthetic" and "substantial" of the poetry of the Turkish author. Considering that in Turkey, modern visual poetry is presented in two types: 1) poetry, full of meaning and aesthetic design; 2) works in which visualization prevails, and the text core is either absent or only partially present, the work of Y. Bal is attributed to the first type, after all, the analysis of the works themselves, and the acquaintance with the interview given by the author, is evidence of the depth of the poetic word with its no less profound and talented visual framing. The theme of Yusuf Bal's works is as social and close to people as possible, the author's speech is not distinguished by excessive pretentiousness, rhythm and partial rhyme are inherent in his poetry, which makes his style even more relaxed and easy to understand. As a conclusion, the work of Y. Bal is a postmodern continuation of the centuries-old tradition of creating visual poetry, demonstrates the author's ability to combine content with an image, sometimes creating intrigue, a riddle, and can be an example to follow.

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