Famed Armenian Poet Zareh Khrakhouni Passes Away in Istanbul

'Poetry is primarily an intellectual art that speaks directly to the idea.' —Zareh Khrakhouni ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Famed Armenian poet Zareh Khrakhouni passed away in Istanbul on Nov. 27 at the age of 89. Khrakhouni (born Arto Jumbishian) was born in Istanbul on Oct. 26, 1926. After receiving his primary education at Istanbul’s Kapamajian School, he continued his studies in Vienna at the Mkhitarian S