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Nazim Hikmet Poems
- Lion In An Iron Cage
Look at the lion in the iron cage,
look deep into his eyes:
like two naked steel daggers
they sparkle with anger. ... - Regarding Art
Sometimes, I, too, tell the ah's
of my heart one by one
like the blood-red beads
of a ruby rosary strung ... - Our Eyes
Our eyes
are limpid
drops of water.
In each drop exists ... - You
You are my enslavement and my freedom
You are my flesh burning like a raw summer night
You are my country
You are the green silks in hazel eyes ... - Gioconda And Si-ya-u
to the memory of my friend SI-YA-U,
whose head was cut off in Shanghai
A CLAIM ...
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Comments about Nazim Hikmet
- Africasdaughter: i don't think any of her books are in english translation yet. this is my first time hearing of her. i'm a big fan of the poetry of her friend the turkish poet nâzım hikmet.
- Africasdaughter: marked as to-read: beyond the walls by nâzım hikmet
- Supamodu: from azerbaijan, turkey, russia & latvia: azeri composer arif malikov reached instant fame with his ballet “legend of love" set to nazim hikmet’s writing: here with fascinating performances by maya plisetskaya and maris liepa.
- Refrainboy: i love kazuha so much like yeahhh go you funky little nazım hikmet kinnie write them poems!!!!
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