Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: In his poems, he [Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca]

took a stance against exploitation, condemned imperialism, and sympathized with the struggle of abused peoples.

Dağlarca is also known as the innovator who introduced the genre of epic poem into Turkish literature. Dağlarca believed that "poetry should emphasize the elements that turn a society into a nation; it should feature its triumphs, and pains."

from Today's Zaman: Dağlarca, inventor of modern-day epic Turkish poetry dies

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