NAZIM HIKMET (1902-1963 ) THE "ROMANTIC COMMUNIST" : A Tribute to an "icon" by David C. Butcher
"Being captured is beside the point, the point is not to surrender". (It's This Way)
Nazim Hikmet heralded a new Turkish verse style. He is universally regarded as a poet whose heart bled for the common man and a man who was courageous enough to raise his voice against injustice.
Nazim Hikmet wrote about the dignity of man, the indefatigable human spirit and pristine human emotions. His credo in life found its way into his works and thus we find them professing social and artistic reforms. Through his works, he relentlessly stove to secure a better life for his people.
