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 point of this poem is to help you learn and relearn The point of this […]
The point of this poem is to remind you of the little things that need more of your attention The point of this poem is to help you learn and relearn The point of this […]
Growing up in a private Armenian school, I read a copious amount of Armenian poems. These poems, all part of the Armenian literary canon, addressed overlapping themes: identity, assimilation, nationalism, language, religion. From these poems, […]
I had promised my friends that I would sleep; instead, I want to throw up… A dreadful void formed inside me between 8 and 10 o’clock last night, and it will take a long, long […]
A Poem of Julfa Cemetary Who knows this place ancient Armenian land? Jasmine uplifting fragrance, Shushan yellow lily flowers whirling through Julfa Cemetery 10,000 Khachkars (Armenian Stone Crosses) Vertical tombstones. Intricately carved volcanic basalt My […]
Billed as a “Festival of American Short Plays,” Throughline Artists’ Summer Shorts at 59 E 59 theaters rarely disappoints. The 2018 presentation is no exception. The festival’s “A Series” highlighted Chris Bohjlian’s first foray into […]
Nancy Agabian’s work occupies a unique place in our contemporary cultural landscape. Known for being a gifted essayist, performance artist and a respected creative writing teacher, Agabian straddles many identities. Within the Armenian world she […]
Football Few things— Only a few things Bring us closer together, unite us As much the ball that runs from foot to foot, Or the 11 pairs of feet That chase that ball. And now […]
“Armenian art is not something isolated. It is woven into a global network, and needs to be understood for what makes it specifically Armenian,” Dr. Helen Evans said to an enthusiastic crowd of close to […]
Balls: It Takes Some to Get Some Author: Chris Edwards Greenleaf Book Group Press (Oct. 4, 2016), 264 pp. ISBN: 978-1626343252; Hardcover, $24.95 Chris Edwards grew up in Wayland, an upper middle-class town in Massachusetts […]
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