I, Orhan Veli

Orhan Veli is among the greatest poets of the Turkish literature on a par with Nazim Hikmet and Melih Cevdet. It is rare that the true feeling of a poem remains after undergoing even the most professional translation. Besides, the skill is in meaning the most with the simplest words possible. The simplicity of his language makes his poems as genuine and majestic as it is in its native language.（那颗晴空 摘）

Orhan Veli (1914-1950) was one of the founders of contemporary Turkish poetry.（那颗晴空 注）