Poetry

Genealogy for the Bereft

Georgi BargamianNovember 30, 2022Last Updated: December 5, 2022
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Dr. Khatchig Mouradian cooling off in the village of Adish as Nanore Barsoumian and Steve Mesrobian look on, 2012
Dr. Khatchig Mouradian taking a break in the Western Armenian village of Adish as Nanore Barsoumian and Steve Mesrobian look on, 2012 (Photo: George Aghjayan)

Rough map in hand, the bereft walk all roads in search of name and place, word and photo. The lost ones strain to be found as accomplices hold them behind brick walls and build new ones, changing maps, moving markers, hoarding answers.

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Georgi BargamianNovember 30, 2022Last Updated: December 5, 2022
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Georgi Bargamian

Georgi Bargamian writes about loss, longing, identity and heritage. Her poetry has been published in the Cincinnati Review, Trampoline, Eunoia Review, Wild Greens, The Armenian Weekly, and elsewhere. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI and can be found on Instagram @georgi_bargamian.

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