à Âeyhmus DaÃÂtekin (born in 1964) is a Kurdish poet and writer. DaÃÂtekin was born in the village of Olgunlar in Adñyaman Province in Turkey. He currently resides in France, Paris, where he has lived since 1987. He writes in Turkish, Kurdish or French, and is the author of seven poetry books, and a novel àla source, la nuit. He has played a leading role in renewing French poetry.
à Âeyhmus DaÃÂtekin has received prizes in France: The Mallarmé Poetry Prize 2007 and The Théophile Gautier Poetry Prize of The Académie française 2008 for his book Juste un pont sans feu, The Yvan Goll International Francophone Poetry Prize for Les chemins du nocturne and the special mention of The Five Continents of the Francophonie Prize in 2004 for his novel.
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