Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Literary quote for the month of December 2014
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/30/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Armenia, Mkhitar Gosh
Friday, December 26, 2014
A second Christmas present to our readers: Prima Ballerina Victoria Ananyan in Komitas' The Crane (Krounk/Groong)
Ms. Ananyan is currently a soloist with the Dutch National Ballet. Enjoy!
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/26/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Ballet, Komitas, Turkey, Victoria Ananyan
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
A Christmas present to our readers - un regalo - փոքրիկ նուէր մը
We offer to our readers a small gift: an animated film with music based on the 15th-century Armenian poet Nahabet Kouchak's Hairen poems.
Ա մաս first part
http://youtu.be/jLLmBwlh1KM
Բ մաս second part
http://youtu.be/AVNalgwV4mA
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/24/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Armenia, Medieval Armenian, Nahapet Kouchak
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
ՄՈՒՇԵՂ ԻՇԽԱՆ: ԳՆՉՈՒԻ ՎՐԱՆԸ
Այծի մազե վրանին տակ, թուխ և աղուոր գնչուհին
Շա՜տ գիշերներ երազեց լուռ, հոգին խռով, աչքը բաց`
Ապրիլ ինքն ալ հեքիաթային կեանքը ոսկի պալատին,
Կրել մանեակ, վառ ադամանդ, հագնիլ սնդուս և մետաքս:
Եկաւ իշխանն իր երազին` հրաշքի պէս դիւթական
Եւ հրեղէն ձիուն վրայ զինքը գրկեց ու թռցուց,
Դէպի սիրոյ, երանութեան աշխարհ մը նոր ու փարթամ:
Ան ունեցաւ ամէ՛ն պերճանք դղեակի ճոխ յարկին տակ.
Գտաւ հանդերձ ոսկեճամուկ, փետուրէ բարձ ու մահիճ,
Միշտ նաժիշտներ խօսքին հլու, միշտ խնկարկու մեծարանք,
Գտաւ սեղան վայելքներու և գորգապատ մեծ դահլիճ:
Բայց օրէ օր իջաւ թախիծ իր աչքերու գիշերին.
Սէրը շղթայ դարձավ իրեն, դղեակը` բանտ մը շատ նեղ,
Եւ իր աճող տաղտուկին մէջ՝ յանկարծ զգաց գնչուհին,
Որ իրենց պարզ վրանին պէս չկար ուրիշ անուշ տեղ:
Կեցած անշարժ իր մեծադիր հայելիին դէմ արծաթ,
Յիշեց տրտում` հին վրանին բարակ գմբէթն աստղավառ,
Խարոյկին շուրջ, իրենց ցեղի երգ ու պարերը զուարթ,
Յիշեց օրերն իր թափառիկ և արտասուեց դառնաբար:
Եւ մէկ գիշեր, լռութեան մեջ, երբ ամէն ինչ կը ննջէր,
Դղեակի մեծ դարպասէն դուրս անցաւ գաղտնի, առանձին
Եւ թողած գանձ, թողած վայելք, խենթի մը պէս անհամբեր`
Բռնեց ճամբան մութ ու մոլոր` այծի մազէ վրանին...
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/23/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Lebanon, Moushegh Ishkhan
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Michael Blumenthal: I Think Constantly of Those Who Were Truly Great
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/20/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Contemporary, Michael Blumenthal, USA
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
KNAR GAVIN: Strindberg Gray
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/17/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Contemporary, Knar Gavin, USA
Sunday, December 14, 2014
ASA INC ANNOUNCES 2014 "ARTHUR HALVAJIAN MEMORIAL" ARMENIAN POETRY COMPETITION
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nathalie Yaghoobian
E-Mail: asa@asainc.org
ASA INC ANNOUNCES 2014 "ARTHUR HALVAJIAN MEMORIAL" ARMENIAN POETRY COMPETITION
WARWICK, RI---The Armenian Students Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.) announced the start of its 5th annual poetry competition. Once again, the ASA, Inc. is partnering with the Armenian Poetry Project for the writing competition which is named in honor of the late Arthur Halvajian, a former ASA, Inc. trustee who led the Board of Trustees in sponsoring the first competition. The 2014 competition opens December 1st and the deadline for submissions is March 1, 2015. Competition winners will be announced in April 2015.
"Over the past four years we have received hundreds of entries from across North America and continue to be impressed with the creativity, quality, and range of poems we receive. We look forward to reaching out to even more communities in the coming months," said Alice Movsesian, a member of the ASA, Inc. Board of Trustees as well as its liaison to the competition organizing committee.
The Armenian Poetry Project, led by Lola Koundakjian, is a research and documentation site of 19th to 21st Century Armenian poets and poetry. Whether it is through its website/blog, Facebook, or iTunes presence - which features podcasts of recited works - the Project brings together writers from all walks of life across the world.
All individuals of Armenian descent, residing in the United States and Canada are invited to submit their work, in English or Armenian for the competition. Entries should be e-mailed to ArmenianPoetryProject@gmail.com with the subject heading "Halvajian ASA/APP Poetry competition". Only one poem per individual may be submitted.
The competition groups submissions into three categories; students (ages 12-17), college age (ages 18-22), and adult (ages 23 and older). A top prize will be awarded for each of the categories in the amounts of US $50 (students), $100 (college age), and $250 (adult).
Each poem submitted for the competition must be accompanied by the author's full name, age, home address/telephone number, students must include school name, and sponsoring teacher's telephone number.
You can learn more about the Armenian Poetry Project by visiting http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com.
The Armenian Students' Association of America, Inc. encourages educational pursuits by Armenians in America and the raising of their intellectual standards, provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to deserving Armenian students, develops fellowship among them, cultivates in them the spirit of service in the public interest, and acquaints them and the entire American community with Armenian culture.
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/14/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: 2014 Competition
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Իգնա Սարըասլան: ԼՕ
Եւ ծաղիկները պիտի թառամին Լօ
Օր մը այս բոցերը պիտի մարին
Եւ քու գեղեցկութիւնդ պիտի անհետանայ Լօ
տես
կը պաղատիմ Լօ
կիթառներու լարերուն պէս
երկար մազեր ունիս Լօ
եթէ Քեզ չճանչնայի
- ով գիտէ -
թերեւս կիթառներու հեծկլտուքը պիտի սիրէի
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/13/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Contemporary, Ikna Sariaslan, Turkey
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
ՐԱՖՖԻ ՍԱՐԳԻՍԵԱՆ։ Ձօն Վերապրող Ծաղկին
Այս բանաստեղծութիւնը լոյս տեսած է Ազդակ օրաթերթին մէջ
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/09/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Canada, Contemporary, Raffi Sarkissian
Monday, December 01, 2014
Peter Balakian: Rock ’n’ Roll
The groove in black vinyl got deeper
What was that light? A migrant
I slid into a scat,
and in the purple silk
and the Canoe
there was sleekness and a rear-view mirror.
And the Angels flew out of the cloisonne vase
They were the rachitic forks hanging in the midnight kitchen.
And so I called you after the house was still.
My turquoise Zenith melting
And you asked: what was that light?
I was spinning. I was the trees shivering,
and the snake of coiled light on the ceiling
was moonglow.
I wasn’t a fool in a satin tux.
I was Persian gold and blue chenille
I was the son of the Black Dog of Fate.
I said: I saw a rainbow of glass
above the Oritani Theater.
Lord, lead me from Hackensack New Jersey
into the white streak of exhaust.
Posted by Armenian Poetry Project at 12/01/2014 07:00:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Contemporary, Peter Balakian, USA