Lori Sinanian

Lori Sinanian graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in English Literature. She has received awards for her writing, such as the UCI Black Lives Matter Writing Contest and “Be Heard” Calouste Gulbenkian Prize. As a community advocate, journalist and literature scholar, she has come to appreciate the versatility of language in its many genres and modes. Lori has been featured in publications including Wall Street Journal, The Armenian Weekly, and Insight Magazine for her journalism and creative work.
Poetry

Things Left Unsaid

Being alone means fear clouding everything My eyes feel heavy like I am heavily medicated Almost like they, as their…

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Interviews

Keepers of the Flame

Can you tell us about the origins of The Naghash Ensemble? HODIAN: The idea for The Naghash Ensemble came soon…

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Poetry

Monsoon in my Blood

It [my blood] flows like a lagoon Promise me you’ll drown in it I’ll meet you underneath it Till red…

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Poetry

The Lucky Buddha

  Buddha in a bottle Serenity in a sip Cold liquor by the candle lit Take your time have a…

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Poetry

The point of this poem…

The point of this poem is to remind you of the little things that need more of your attention The…

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Headline

To Be Wide Inside: A Conversation with Playwright Leslie Ayvazian

Special to the Armenian Weekly I met with Leslie Ayvazian on a Thursday afternoon in a hotel in Koreatown called…

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Headline

Artyom Manukyan on the Ups and Downs of L.A.’s Music Scene and His Undying Respect for Wedding Bands

Special to the Armenian Weekly Artyom Manukyan makes music that won’t get out of your head—in a good way. His…

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Headline

Photographing Historical Armenia: Facing a Past of Pain, Creating a Future of Peace

Special to the Armenian Weekly A man of many talents, Stepan Norair Chahinian brings a new way of processing information…

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Culture

Poem: It Takes Five Verbs to Tango

It Takes Five Verbs to Tango To think of a thought, To question the thought, To contemplate the thought… On…

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Youth

Power to ‘Gibra-Hyes’

The drive to Troodos felt familiar, almost like I’ve been here before, only because I applied past knowledge (AYF Camp,…

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