Nazim Hikmet: Despair and Hope Not only did Nazim Hikmet embrace the revolutionary traditions of the period, he revolutionized Turkish poetry. Breaking away from Ottoman literary conventions, he introduced free verse and colloquial diction in his poetry. In a direct manner, he intermingled mundane facts with inner feelings. With this simplistic but novel technique of the art of poetry, he showed a commitment to both social and artistic change. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 21695 Price: 44.75