“Who knows the place where we’ve landed, For how many days are we stranded? When our hearts are empty, when love is gone, ‘Tis in a fire we’ve landed.” ~Hovhannes Tumanyan, 1917 *** “You can […]
People are not a question. The fundamentals of human rights—the right to be, become and belong—are not a question. Yet since the late 1800s, Armenians have been forced to endure a flattening of our existence […]
“A world of grief and pain Flowers bloom Even then” ~Kobayashi Issa (b. 1763, Japan) i. In one hand I am holding a slender, gleaming, reddish-brown branch studded with tightly closed, rose-colored buds. In the […]
“Is the group feminist?” my Musalertsi friend asked in Armenian, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with excitement. Shaking my head as if on autopilot, I replied half truthfully, “No, we’re a human rights organization.” Her face […]
This Black History Month in the US, transformation is in the air as the climate crisis and COVID-19 vaccinations unfold, and spring flowers take root. There is growing awareness that Black history is an integral […]
This past winter solstice, I set out early to watch the light slowly growing in the east, as the last stars faded from view, and migrating songbirds brought the crisp air to life. In those […]
You arrived in my life again, planted in the furrow, A mighty seedling of sight, of memory, of shadow, Easter opening soft as the sun, recollected, Սրտիս նոր ծաղիկները budding with love of fire, Fortitude […]
When you’re ready, keep it steady. The road will rise to meet you. The wind, it will surprise you, When you’re ready. How could any moment Hold more beauty and torment Than this tender weaving? […]
Every day, I come a little bit closer To the homescapes of our mother tongue, Inviting me into gardens of grief Made bright, deathless flower of the Word Growing from a new grave, voice unearthed, […]
Bathe each fresh cut in our rivers of tears. Remember, Take care of the root. Kiss all the pain into stars, within scars, within stars. Remember, Take care of the root. Plant our battered hearts […]
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