Strange

Orhan Veli is one of the most important poets of modern Turkish poetry. He is one of the founders of the "Strange" art movement, which parallels the Surrealism movement.

Orhan Veli uses the everyday spoken language in his poems. This gave him a great reputation during his lifetime. Humanism is an important theme in Veli's poems. He writes the poetry of ordinary people and sometimes even stray cats. Orhan Veli is also known as "poet of Istanbul".

"I write poems
To swap them with old things
I swap old things for pieces of music.
I just wish I were a fish in a bottle of vodka"

You will enjoy reading Orhan Veli's poems. In addition to Orhan Veli's 109 poems, the book also includes an introduction article containing the life story of the poet.