REFLECTION TASK 2A

     Today I wanted to talk about Nazım Hikmet whose works was not appreciated during his life time because I believe that his life and works should be given importance so as to not repeat the mistakes of past and have a better understanding of the respect for everyone. He was born on 
November 20, 1901 in  Thessaloniki. He was raised in a family that was in close relation with art. His grandfather Nâzım Pasha, was interested in poetry. His mother Celile Hanım, could speak French, play the piano and draw as well as an artist. Nazım, became interested in poetry thanks to the encouragement of his grandfather. After he left Turkey he went to Russia to attend a communist college. He came back to Turkey in 1924. Because of his poems published in papers authorities sentenced him to jail for fifteen years so he went back to Soviet Unions.  He returned to Turkey  with the 1928 dismissal but him being sentenced to jail went on and on. After spending years in jail, he got out in 1950 but he still was not free to publish his work. When authorities decided that he should become a soldier he left for Russia. In 1952 he was expatriated. When he was forced to leave his homeland he learnt that he would be flying over it so he asked the pilot to descend so that he could see it more closely. When the pilot meets this request he starts crying and says I wished the plane crashed. He died of heart attack in 1963 in Russia and he rests in there.  It is so unfair that a great poet was treated like this and had to die and be buried in a place other than his homeland. He and his works of art were the victim of a mentality that did not respect differences. Nazım Hikmet, Yılhmaz Güney, Ahmet Kaya, Aram Tigran… They were all undervalued during their lifetime because of what they thought. … I am among people, I love people he said in spite of all unfairness he faced.

    

A poet from his own voice