58 years after it was revoked and 46 years after he died. Considered one of Turkey's first modern poets, Hikmet's patriotism and rich use of free verse earned him the esteem of artists, intellectuals and champions of freedom of expression.Born during the twilight years of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey’s most renowned poet spent many of the first years of the Turkish Republic resisting against the state. For much of that time, as his poems gained international acclaim, the outspoken communist languished behind bars.
from Hurriyet Daily News: Poems of freedom from behind iron bars, exile
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