The Trees of Ah (Book)

The Ah Trees is the second poetry collection by Turkish poet Didem Madak. It was first published in 2002 by Everest Yayınları; the second edition was released in November 2012 by Metis Yayınları, one year after the author’s death.

The book consists of nine poems, each with its own individual title. It is 76 pages long and measures 13 × 19.5 cm.

• Inner Laments and Ahs: The motif of “ah” emerges as a recurring theme evoking emotions such as regret longing and reckoning.
• Life and Emotional Duality: Themes of emotional intensity solitude pain and resilience are explored alongside questions of female identity and existential inquiry.
• Urban and Everyday Imagery: Images of streets spaces and urban reality continue to feature prominently in Didem Madak’s poetry.

• Language and Imagery: The narrative employs a simple yet emotionally dense vocabulary with recurring images such as “ahs” “chaps” and “absentmindedness”.
• Poetic Structure: The poems are composed of long lines arranged in block form and do not follow classical rhyme schemes; the focus is on narrative expression.

• Poet: Didem Madak (1970–2011) was born in İzmir. She studied law and her poems have appeared in various literary journals.
• Publisher and Editions: The first edition was published by Everest Yayınları in 2002 and the second edition by Metis Yayınları in November 2012.