
Sometimes the best way to understand a poet is not to think about the era in which he lived, but to reflect on the person of today. For true poets do not merely describe their own times; they describe humanity. As people change, the subject of poetry changes, but its essence remains the same. I often find myself asking: If Özdemir Asaf were alive today, what would he write? I believe he would still write about love. But this time he would not explain why two people could not be together merely b
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Nisa ÜSTÜN
Pr“Privacy is power; people destroy what they know.” Sometimes a person suffers their greatest wounds not from enemies, but from those they have told the most. Not everyone is mature enough to carry a secret. Not everyone possesses a heart capable of preserving your excitement, your plans, your joy, or your resentment. Some people only want to hear—not to understand, but to speak. And often, a person only realizes this after it is too late. In the past, people believed that sharing everything with
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Zeynepnur Karagülle