Ellerim bombos: Siirler (Halide Nusret Zorlutuna 50 Sanat Yili).

Istanbul: Kür Yayinlari / Toker Matbaasi, 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 13,5 cm). In Turkish. 119 p. Scarce first edition of Zorlutuna's fourth book of poems, known as "The mother of female writers". Signed by the poet's brother and writer Ismet Kür (1916-2013) as "Çok sevgili Ismet'e ve Saffet'e, 12 Haz 1967". The book consists of 117 poems in total under five different sections. The book was published for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the poetess' literary career, who published her first article at the age of 17 and her first novel at the age of 19. Zorlutuna started writing poetry during the armistice years. She joined the national literature movement with the effect and excitement of the Turkish War of Independence. Her poem "Git Bahar", which she wrote with national feelings, made her known. She adhered to the syllabic understanding in her poems evaluated in the national literature movement. She is known as one of the rare poets whose poems the famous poet Yahya Kemal memorized.