Armenia’s Love to Shakespeare by Zabelle Boyajian
April 23, 1916, marked 300 years since William Shakespeare’s death, inspiring one Armenian’s own poetic tribute.Continue Reading
April 23, 1916, marked 300 years since William Shakespeare’s death, inspiring one Armenian’s own poetic tribute.Continue Reading
The personal life of one of Armenia’s most legendary poets of love may have held more mystery than romance.Continue Reading
The dream of Armenia’s liberation was vehemently suppressed in Imperial Russia, but poet Michael Ghazarian Nalbandian found freedom in words.Continue Reading
longing resides in the marrow / an ache for a land I do not know / terrain inside the cavities of my chest / asking to be made familiarContinue Reading
Aksel Bakunts, the precocious writer, persecuted by Stalin, writes about the beliefs around that common disease of his era: tuberculosis.Continue Reading
With the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide among us, let us embrace the Armenian voices that the Ottoman Empire tried to silence a century ago.Continue Reading
While Clov drinks beer and washes his truck in a safe haven, Syrian refugees in Lebanon talk war and reminisce of springtime in their former country.Continue Reading
Street art in Yerevan is a burgeoning movement. Let’s watch it develop.Continue Reading
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of our all-time favorite romantic poems by Armenian writers. Continue Reading
Meline Toumani tries, but not hard enough, in her book about Armenian identity and the effects of genocide.Continue Reading
Artist Martiros “MarHak” Hakopian shares two sets of paintings that are close to his heart: “Love” and “Talking With God.” Continue Reading
The avant-garde painter Arshile Gorky had an obsession other than art. He called her Mougouch. This is a story of their tumultuous love. Continue Reading
Due to a rich repository of stories, composing a list of five must-read books written by Armenian-American authors is a tough task. We attempted it anyway. Continue Reading
Armen Nalbandian, a Los Angeles-based jazz pianist, on his voice, and his inspiration, and his new album, Time Waits.Continue Reading
Zabel Yessayan is among the most famous authors of Armenian literature. It was as a young woman in Constantinople that she began to master her craft.Continue Reading
A showcase of the sculpture capturing the magnificence of the human form by Armenian-American artist Kira. Continue Reading
Were I offered the love of a maid lily-fair, / I would choose thee alone for my joy and my care, / My one love, my Armenia!Continue Reading
Fate is your enemy? Be not dismayed. / But show Armenian hearts, to brave her hate. / Fate cannot vanquish an heroic land / That battles against fate.Continue Reading
I decide to listen for once, / and discover a world richer than mine, / an unseen film with a longer running time / than mine.Continue Reading
How frantic ants seem / To towering men above / Made of the same parts / Yet able to loveContinue Reading
“Let me too grow pale, if but once only,
When your ardent glance is cast on me!”Continue Reading
Paintings of talented artist and founder of Palm of Granite, Raffi Semerdjian.Continue Reading
“And when my sorrows with my soul exhale,
Know yet, my friends, that I am living still.”Continue Reading
I’ve devoured so many women, I don’t even know who I am any more.Continue Reading
…to know the limitations of
what constitutes bloodshed and wisdom
where the barrel ends on my arm
projects its deliverance unto my anti…Continue Reading
Tales of lovers and lust. A journey through ancient and contemporary romance in Armenian literature.Continue Reading