Poem: Halted Words
Halted Words Words that swarm Our speech and thoughts, Everyday words uttered In greeting, departure, or worse, Words of endearment or remorse, Words of discovery and loss Of our tormented souls… At the end […]
Halted Words Words that swarm Our speech and thoughts, Everyday words uttered In greeting, departure, or worse, Words of endearment or remorse, Words of discovery and loss Of our tormented souls… At the end […]
A Vow to Ararat We will reach your summit, oh Holy One, When the flood of bombs desists, And the seas of blood are draped in rainbows. When the butchered dove of peace Returns from […]
A Solo for Me You entered my humble room With buds yet to flower — Brought here to bloom…? I sing a last song To my old soul in gloom… And you come along, To […]
By Arthur Hagopian “Who remembers the Armenians?” Hitler once taunted. History has made a mockery of his infamous claim, for who does not remember and mourn the destruction of a million and a half innocent Armenians a century […]
I was honored and excited a few weeks ago when Asbarez editor Ara Khatchatourian asked me to review Proud son of Hadjin, the memoirs of Asadour Chalian. This publication has been a long time coming […]
One does not read Aris Janigian’s newly released novel, Waiting for Lipchitz at Chateau Marmont (Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book 2016), for its surprise ending. We know that Lipchitz, the Hollywood producer of “quality” […]
LOWELL, Mass.—Mehmed Ali could very well be the best friend any Armenian could have. Aside from moral support, he’s donated money to genocide observances in this mill city, taken part in commemorative marches downtown, […]
A thousand years ago, a monk in a distant monastery in the Western Armenian province of Reshdunik picked up a reed pen and began etching out what would later become known as the first […]
First-Ever Online Playground for Armenian Children During the Armenian Genocide Centennial, the Digital Pomegranate team decided to make a contribution and create something positive, using what the team knows best—technology—to promote and maintain Armenian culture, […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Matthew Karanian’s groundbreaking book Historic Armenia After 100 Years received the top honor for best independently published history book during the annual Benjamin Franklin Book Awards ceremony held on April 8 in Salt […]
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