Poems by Nazim Hikmet
Some Advice To Those Who Will Serve Time In Prison
... on the left side of your chest doesn't lose it's luster! ...
About My Poetry
... Trans. by Mutlu Konuk and Randy Blasing (1993) ...
Today Is Sunday
... For the first time they took me out into the sun today ...
To Samet Vurgun
... when I'll totally separate you from yourself, Samet ...
A Sad State Of Freedom
... in your life; there's no need to choose freedom: ...
On Living
... IILet's say you're seriously ill, need surgery-- ...
Optimistic Man
... he grew up and all those things were done to him ...
Our Eyes
... easily as if made of hollow wood ...
Things I Didn't Know I Loved
... ar as if on a journey of no return 19 April 1962 ...
Hymn To Life
... it says to me: "To eat, drink, cold, hot, struggle, smell, color-- ...
Letter To My Wife
... 11-11-1933 Bursa Prison ...
Lion In An Iron Cage
... ..The shadow of my brother on the wall of the dungeon ...
The Strangest Creature On Earth
... the fault is yours-- ...
It's This Way
... It's this way: being captured is beside the point, ...
Don Quixote
... there's no sense, my Don, in fighting these senseless windmills ...
