Literary Corner
Alex saves Artsakh
It’s time to plan, it’s time to dream. It’s time to tell tales in colors that lead home. So: Black for horse and mountain, Brown for soil and trunk, Green for leaf and valley, Yellow […]
Poetry
Literary Corner
When the Euphrates Ran Red
In a land south of the Black Sea, we lived together in peace for over a thousand years. Then darkness engulfed us, and life became a ghastly nightmare. Reduced to second-class subjects, we fell prey […]
Poetry
“Poets in Conversation” at NAASR to feature Susan Barba and Shahe Mankerian
BELMONT, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host a literary evening titled “Poets in Conversation” with authors Susan Barba and Shahé Mankerian on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 7:30 […]
Poetry
Gamavor Panag Harach – Volunteer Army Forward
Editor’s Note: The following remarks were delivered by the author during the March for Justice held in Washington, DC on April 24, 2022. We here, Each of us, immortals of a martyred race, Nahadag, Tzeghee […]
Literary Corner
Spring has come
Awaken! The snow has melted, And Spring has come. Invasive weeds Have dotted the Land, While creeping weeds Are choking The Fruit of the Land. Awaken! It is time To plough and till And […]
Literary Corner
International Armenian Literary Alliance announces the 2022 Young Armenian Poets Awards
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) has announced the second annual Young Armenian Poets Awards, a contest for emerging Armenian writers between the ages of 14 and 18. This year’s entrants are asked to consider […]
Literary Corner
Broken Khachkars
Ornately carved tombstones, once stood proud and majestic, interceding with heaven on behalf of the departed souls resting beneath the earth. Adorned with timeless motifs, the khachkars exuded divine peace. Alas, they are now […]
Literary Corner
Land of a Lesser God
Dear “Civilized” World, Where was your show of solidarity when Azerbaijan invaded my land and ethnically cleansed tens of thousands? Where were the “upholders of democracy” when a power-hungry Azeri dictator waged war with a […]
Literary Corner
Color me Armenian
Color me red. Red as the juicy pomegranate that is rough yet sweet, much like the lives of my people. Red as the innocent blood of my 1.5 million ancestors pulsing through my […]
Literary Corner
I am Hayastan
You banished me to the desert, yet I thrived like a cactus through thick and thin. You pushed me into the Euphrates, Nevertheless, you could not drown my hopes, the burning hopes of my forefathers. […]