Rojen Barnas

Rojen Barnas is the pen name of Mehmet Gemici (born 1945), a contemporary Kurdish poet and writer. He was born in the Diyarbakır region in south-eastern Turkey. He became active in Kurdish politics in the 1970s. He has made his home in Sweden since 1981. He started publishing a Kurdish magazine called Tîrêj in the 70's. He has also published articles in other Kurdish journals such as Hêvî and Nûdem.

Works

1. In the early dawn (Li bandeva spêde), Izmir, 1980.
2. The moon in the sky of Diyarbakir (Heyv li esmanê Diyarbekirê), 119 pp., 1984. ISBN 91-85242-69-1.
3. The kingdom of love (Milkê Evînê), 81 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 1995. ISBN 91-88592-14-6.
4. Then (Hingê), 83 pp., Nûdem Publishers, Stockholm, 1997. (short stories)

References

• The works of Rojen Barnas, Immigrant Institute, in Swedish.