Nazim Hikmet image
star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Born in 1901 / Died in 1963 / Turkey / Arabic

Poems by Nazim Hikmet

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Some Advice To Those Who Will Serve Time In Prison

...  on the left side of your chest doesn't lose it's luster! ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

About My Poetry

... Trans. by Mutlu Konuk and Randy Blasing (1993) ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Today Is Sunday

... For the first time they took me out into the sun today ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

To Samet Vurgun

... when I'll totally separate you from yourself, Samet ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

A Sad State Of Freedom

... in your life; there's no need to choose freedom: ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

On Living

... IILet's say you're seriously ill, need surgery-- ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Optimistic Man

... he grew up and all those things were done to him ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Our Eyes

... easily as if made of hollow wood ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Things I Didn't Know I Loved

... ar as if on a journey of no return 19 April 1962 ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Hymn To Life

... it says to me: "To eat, drink, cold, hot, struggle, smell, color-- ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Letter To My Wife

... 11-11-1933 Bursa Prison ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Lion In An Iron Cage

... ..The shadow of my brother on the wall of the dungeon ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

The Strangest Creature On Earth

... the fault is yours-- ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

It's This Way

... It's this way: being captured is beside the point, ...

star nullstar nullstar nullstar nullstar null

Don Quixote

... there's no sense, my Don, in fighting these senseless windmills ...