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Behçet Necatigil

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And for whom do the poets always write?
If at the edge of bridges ruined
Someone howls in a terrified abyss
And for those I am heres do the poets always write.

YAZI

Ve şairler boyuna kimlere yazarlar?
Yıkılmış köprülerin başında
Ürkmüş biri inliyorsa
Ve şairler onlara geldimlere yazarlar.

From: En/Cam
Publisher: De Yayınevi, İstanbul

Behçet Necatigil

(Turkey, 1916 - 1979)

Behçet Necatigil, a poet of the ‘40’s generation, is usually associated with subjects taken from daily life, concentrating on the middle- and lower classes and incorporating both mild political criticism and detailed observations. Necatigil, hovewer, transformed his poetry by utilising a sparing and elliptical language to create multilayered content. He became one of the most prominant figures ...

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And for whom do the poets always write?
If at the edge of bridges ruined
Someone howls in a terrified abyss
And for those I am heres do the poets always write.

From: En/Cam

TEXT

And for whom do the poets always write?
If at the edge of bridges ruined
Someone howls in a terrified abyss
And for those I am heres do the poets always write.