Nâzim Hikmet Ran (15 January 1902 – 3 June 1963),[2][3] commonly known as Nâzim Hikmet (Turkish pronunciation: [na?'z?m hic'met]), was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements".[4] Described as a "romantic communist"[5] and "romantic revolutionary",[4] he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.