Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Poetic Obituaries: [Prime Minister Bülent] Ecevit used to think that

the literary genre in which Turkey had advanced the most was poetry, saying: " . . . because Turkish people have a very strong tradition of poetry. Our villagers' conversations are like verse. In addition, most of the letters I receive from citizens are written in the form of verse. Our people reveal not only their emotions but also their thoughts via poetry. In my opinion we have a very strong tradition of folk poetry, which is a tradition that mingles with Turkish folk Sufism. I believe, with the effect of these, the genre at which Turkish literature has advanced the most is poetry."

from Turkish Daily News: Poet Ecevit: Not an 'ivory tower poet,' but a 'poet of the people'

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