Nazim Hikmet
Turkish poet and playwright who introduced free verse to Turkish literature and became the most internationally celebrated Turkish poet of the twentieth century. He spent much of his life in prison or exile for his Communist beliefs.
Works
- Human Landscapes from My CountryEpic narrative poem depicting Turkish working class life and struggle
- Collected PoemsSelected poems from revolutionary Turkish poet and political activist
- Things I Didn't Know I LovedLyric poem cataloging love, ordinary life, and unexpected beauty discovered
- Poems of Nazim HikmetRepresentative selection from prolific twentieth century Turkish poet
- The Epic of Sheikh BedreddinLong narrative poem about Islamic mystic rebellion and social change