Orhan Veli Kanık Book order

Orhan Veli Kanık, a founder of the Garip movement, radically transformed Turkish poetry by embracing the language and themes of the common person. He rejected traditional meters and literary devices like metaphor and rhyme, focusing instead on a simple, spoken expression. While initially met with harsh criticism, his innovative approach eventually garnered admiration and significantly influenced a generation of Turkish poets, bridging Turkish poetry with European currents.