Monday, January 13, 2003

Letters From A Man In Solitary Comments

Rating: 3.4

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I carved your name on my watchband
with my fingernail.
Where I am, you know,
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Nazim Hikmet
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Nabakishore Dash 12 September 2022

A very vivid experience in confinement depicted beautifully in right words.congrats dear poet Nazis.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 12 September 2022

A vivid and brilliant depiction of a man in solitary confinement. Powerful poetic expressions with compelling images.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 12 September 2022

A very thoughtful poem with great insight. I have enjoyed the deep philosophy in this poem.

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Chinedu Dike 29 August 2022

A thoughtful poem nicely put together with conviction

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Ratnakar Mandlik 05 February 2019

The mental set-up and bleak mind set of one undergoing solitary confinement is wonderfully mirrored through the emotive stance in this poem. Thanks for sharing and congrats modern poem of the Day.

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Practicing Poetess 05 February 2019

What a sad poem capturing the futility of being in solitary confinement.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 05 February 2019

Marvelous poem by Nazim Hikmet......

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 February 2019

Dryness! ! ! Broken mirror. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Rajnish Manga 05 February 2019

A very sensational narrative from a solitary confinement with a meticulous description of prevailing conditions and restrictions. Thanks to the poet and the translator. I quote: No doubt my state can be explained physiologically, psychologically, etc.

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Dr Antony Theodore 05 February 2019

Today they took me out in the sun for the first time. And I just stood there, struck for the first time in my life by how far away the sky is, how blue and how wide. a very good poem. tony

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Tom Allport 05 February 2019

A thoughtful write of a life trapped in the cell of a living? ....

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Ruta Mohapatra 05 February 2019

An intense write! Corrections!

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Ruta Mohapatra 05 February 2019

Such an intence write! So touching! A perfect poem of the day!

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Geoffrey Fafard 05 February 2019

Wow what staggering imagery and feeling. Love this poet and this poem so much.

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