War and Poem: Poets as a Witness to History

Abstract

It is necessary to benefit from the witness of literary yields as much as archival documents in the explanation and interpretation of historical events. An artist is highly precise about transferring experiences to future generations and bringing them from history to the future. As witnesses of history in the context of war and poem, the importance of poets is discussed in this text paper by referring to the witnesses of various people on this point from Horatius to Nef’i, Merahi to Edip Ahmet Yuknekî and Hodja Saadettin to Rudeki.