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Իգնա Սարըասլան: ԱԹԵՆԱՍԻ ՄԵՀԵԱՆԻՆ ՄԷՋ

Click to hear the audio clip IN THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA read by Lola Koundakjian.Աթենասի մեհեանին մէջ քեզի պիտի սպասեմ այս գիշերՈղիմպոսի երկնակամարին տակ բոլոր զանգակները պիտիղօղանջենՁիւնասպիտակ կարապներ պիտի լողան աւազաններու մէջԱռուակներու կարկաջը պիտի լսուի ժայռերու տակԱթենասի մեհեանին մէջ քեզի պիտ ...

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ԳԱԼՈՒՍՏ ԽԱՆԵՆՑ: Սրտի խոսքեր

Click to hear the audio clip Սրտի խոսքեր read by Lola Koundakjian.Ես դժվար անցա զառիվերը նեղՀավատքիս ճամբին լույսի չհասաԻսկ հիմա կարծես հորիզոն չկաՁգտելու համար,Ազատ, անկաշկանդ երկինքներ չկանԵրգելու համար: Մարդիկ չեն լսում ու չեն հաւատում,Որ մեկը կը գա: Ասում են մարդիկ- Սիրերգություն է՝ ...

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?????? ????????? ???? ?? ???????

Click here for the audio clip ???? ?? ??????? read by Lola Koundakjian.?????? ???? ??? ??????? ???????? ????? ??????????,??? ??? ?? ??????, ????,????? ????? ????????...???????? ???? ??, ????????????????? ?????? ?????.-- ???????? ?? ??? ??????????? ????? ?? ????...??????? ???? ?? ???? ?????,?? ?????????? ??????????,-- ??? ??? ?? ???????????????????? ????? ?? ???????????? ???? ??? ?? ????????????? ????? ????? ?????-- ????? ???? ??, ???? ?????????.????????? ??? ?????????????????? ????????, ...

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??????? ?????? ????? ????

Click to hear the audio clip read by Lola Koundakjian.?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ????.????? ?? ????? ?????? ????????? ????? ?????, ???????? ?????????? ????? ??? ?????? ? ?????,????? ???? ????? ????????.????? ?????? ?????? ? ??????.?????? ?????, ???????? ?????????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ????? -???, ???? ?? ??? ?? ????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ??????.??? ?????? ?????, ??????? ?????????? ??????? ????? ????? ? ???,?????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ????.?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ???? ...

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????? ????????: ??????

Click to hear the audio segment Call read by Lola Koundakjian.??????, ???????? ???? ??????????? ??????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ?????????, ???????? ???? ???? ??????????? ?? ?????????? ????,??????????? ? ???? ???????????????? ?? ???????? ???????????????, ???????? ???? ???? ???????????? ?? ???????? ??????,?????? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?????????????? ? ?????? ?????????? ??????????, ???????? ???? ???? Call. Surely someone will hear.The trees blossom in the spring.The rivers flood.Call. Someone ...

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Khatchig (Archie) Minasian: The Little Feet

Click here for the audio clip The Little Feet read by Lola Koundakjian.We mark a patch of early snowwith little feetquite deep and neat.There's not a place we wish to gowith sheets of chillupon a hill.There's not a cure our steps will showin any trackyou follow back.There's not a thing we wish to knowwith little feetquite deep and neat.Khatchig (Archie) Minasian

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?????? ???????????? ????? ??????

Click to hear the audio clip Marguerite read by Lola Koundakjian.?????? ? ??????? ????? ????? ??????????? ?? ??????????? ?????? ???????,???????? ??? ??????? ?????-??????,????? ?? ???????????????? ?????,??????? ???????? ??????????????? ??????????????????? ????????? ??????????? ??????????? ???????????????? ???, ???????, 2003.

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?????? ?????????? ????? ????

Click here for the audio clip The wind's song read by Lola Koundakjian.??? ?????????????????? ??????????? ?? ????-- ??????, ???? ???????? ???, ???????? ?????????,?????? ?????? ??????? ??????????? ??? ???????,??? ?????????????????? ????? ?? ???? ?????,?????, ???????????? ?? ????-- ?????? ?????? ??????????? ????, ????,?????? ?????? ??????? ???????.?????? ?????? ???????????? ?????????? ?? ???,?? ???? ???????,???????, ?????????? ?? ????-- ??????, ???? ???? ?????? ??????? ??? ???????.????? ???, ...

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???? ?????? ??? ??? ??????? ???????

Click here for the audio clip Mahmoud Darwish read by Lola Koundakjian.???? ????????????,??? ?? ????????? ????? ????? ??????? ????? ???? ???????????????.????? ??? ?? ?? ???? ???????????????? ????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ???? ??????? ??????? ????? ?????????? ??????...???? ??????? ???????? ?? ????? ...??????????? ???? ???????? ??????? ?????????? ?????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ????????? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ????? ???????? ??? ? ?????????? ???????,???????? ???? ...

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Lorne Shirinian: For Two Armenian Soldiers Killed in the Iran-Irak War

April 9, 1987Click here for the audio segment For Two Armenian Soldiers Killed in the Iran-Irak War read by Lola Koundakjian.Earthwelcome Henrik Der Hovhannissianof Shahinshahrand Heratch Hagopianof New Julfatwo Armeniansforced to fightyet another prophet's battleYou will find themlying between the front linesand the fleeing troopsholding on to each other in deaththey are yours nowAccept this poemin exchange for their memoryFrom the volume, Earthquake: Poems by Lorne ShirinianMellen Poetry ...

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?????? ?????????? ???

Click to hear the audio clip Ani read by Lola Koundakjian?? ?? ??? ???????? ???? ???????,??? ????? ??????????? ???????,??? ????? ??????? ?????? ?????????? ????????? ??? ????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ?????,???,?????????? ?? ???????????????????? ? ????? ????? ?????...?????? ???? ????,????? ????,????? ????? ?????? ???????...?????? ????? ????????? ?? ?????? ???????, ???,?????? ????????,?????? ??????? ???,?? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ??????????? ?????????

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?????? ?????????: ??? ? ????? ?????????? [explicit]

Click here for the audio segment of ??? ? ????? ?????????? read by the author, Violet Grigoryan. ???, ???, ?????,??????? ???????,?????????? ?? ?????,??????? ???????,??????????? ?????,????????? ??????,???????????? ?????,??????????? ?????,???????? ???????,??????? ???????,???? ?? ???????,?????????? ?????,???, ????????? ??????,??????????? ??????,?????????? ???????,????? ????? ???????????-????? ???????,???? ???? ???????, ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??????????? ???????,?????????? ???????,???????? ?????? ...

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Bedros Tourian/?????? ???????: The Lake/????

Click here to hear the audio segmentThe Lakeread by Lola Koundakjian.?????? ????? ??, ????'?,?? ??? ?????? ?? ??????,???? ??????? ??? ?????????????? ?? ???????:?? ??? ???? ????????????????? ????? ????????,?? ??? ????? ?????????,??? ??????? ????????:?????????? ???'? ??,??? ??? ?????? ???????,????? ???? ??? ?? ????????, ????? ?? ?????:?????? ????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ??? ????,?????? ????? ??? ???????,????? ??????? ??? ???? ????:??? ??? ???? ?? ??????????? ??????? ????????,??????? ??'? ???? ...

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Mireille Kalfayan: I rearrange my closet tonight

Click to hear the audio segment I rearrange my closet tonight read by Lola Koundakjian.I put together the old linenssewn in lacesby my grandmother,fifteen years old in Turkey,and my new linensbought at Stroudson one shelf, side by side,the old and the new,the plain and the dainty.Where shall I sleep tonight?My grandmother is deadand so is the artthat personalized every item in bed.There is a man in my bedhe is not my grandfathermy grandfather is deadhe did not love my grandmotherbut he love ...

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Shushanik Kurghinian: I Pity You

Click here for the audio clip I Pity You written by Shushanik Kurghinian read by Shushan Avagyan?? ??? ?????? ???????? ?? ???, ?????? ??????.?? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?????,??? ?? ????? ???? ????????,????? ??????? ??????? ?????:?? ???? ???? ???? ???? ?? ????????? ???????? ???????? ?????.?? ????? ????? ????? ????????????? ?????? ??????? ?????:?? ????????? ?? ???? ????????????? ?????? ??? ????? ??????.????? ??????? ?????? ?????????? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ???:?? ????? ????? ????? ?????????`????? ...

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Mireille Kalfayan: Shell Searching

Click to hear the audio segment Shell Searching read by Lola Koundakjian.She went soul searchingon the sea shoreand found shellsabandonedby a rockdug under footstepsin the sandor swept awayby the tides.She went soul searchingin the sea shellsand found them half-brokenat the edgeothers coveredwith hardened sandor carrying insidean animal, dead.She went shell searchingin her souland found in the deepspirals of its forma soft touch a silent tonemurmuring"You're not alone.""You're not alone."Sh ...

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Apollo: Live For You

Click here for the audio clip Live for You read by Apollo (Sevan Aydinian).Your history.....your childhood.....The dreams that once lingered onto the cave walls of your thoughts...The blind bats that flew away using nothing but sound and feel....The ones that never made it back....The ones that were forgotten...I live for you....The child that died inside all of us....The tears that were cried inside....all of us....The drops that landed on our lips, as if to remind us what it tastes like t ...

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Marianne Azakian: Walking Home

night came suddenly. A tree in front of me blocked my steps. I walked toward it. The leaves turned gold; they glowed in the dark. I saw a book under the tree. It spoke to me.Turn back, it said, Go away. Youre not wanted here! The lake behind the tree glimmered.Two people played guards.They called me closer.I stood still. I played deaf.The lake came closer. I fell in. Everything turned murky, I guessthis was the end.I wish I was dry tonightand walking home.Marianne Azakian is a member o ...

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???? ?????

Dle Yaman, one of the most famous songs by Komitas.Here's a modern rendition on this folk song as performed by HarTarHere's a modern video adaptation of this classical song.???? ????? ????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ????? ???? ????????? ????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ?????

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?????? ????: ???? ?????? ???

In the early 70's a groundbreaking album came out in France. The self titled ?????? Hartar, the duo of Harout Bezdjian and Vicken Tarpinian proved to be the only LP collaboration of this duo. Their studio album included many folk songs including this one by Gusan Ashod. Click to hear Sari Siroun Yar transferred from the original LP.Here's also a more recent video from YouTube:????? ?????,???,?????? ??? ??,????? ???`???? ??????? ??? ??,?? ????? ??? ?????,????? ??????:???? ?????? ???,???? ??? ...

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Caf Poetry Night 2008

For the past three years, poet-principal Shahe Mankerian and his eighth grade students at St. Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School in Pasadena, California, have observed National Poetry Month with their own Caf Poetry Night. For the event, the students choose poems written by contemporary Armenian-American poets, memorize them, and then recite them before an audience of family and friends. The students dont stop there; they also write their own poems inspired by those theyve chosen. And then ...

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Cafe Night: Part 2

House Keepingby Arman Seuylemezian When I was a kidI would open the bedroom doorwhile Grandpa dancedfast to Latin musicin his pink underwear.I tried to yawn,but he was too funny.Click here to listen to the audio clip of Arman Seuylemezians poem House Keeping read by William Michaelian.

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William Michaelian: I Can Imagine

Click here to listen to the audio clip I can imagine read by the author William Michaelian.I can imagine waking up one morningto find I have become older than my mother,and I can imagine her not noticing. I can imagine her admiring my canewithout wondering at the need. I can imagine her looking out the windowat the street and waiting for my return,even though I stand beside her, waiting for hers. I can imagine her in a lush green meadoweating bowls of cereal with butterflies in her hair. ...

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Harout Kostandyan: Untitled/?????? ??????????? ??????????

Click to hear the audio clip of an untitled poem read by Lola Koundakjian....?? ???? ??? ?? ????? ????,??? ????? ? ????? ?? ????,??? ??? ??? ????? ???????, ?????????, ?????? ????????? ?????????? ???????????????????? ????? ?????,?????? ????? ????????,??????? ?? ????, ?????????, ????????, ?????? ??????.???????? ????? ??? ?????,?? ???????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ???? ?????...???????? ???? ??? ???????,????????? ???? ???????????? ?????????? ?? ??????????????????? ????? ???????????? ?????????? ...

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Harout Kosdantyan/?????? ??????????: ???/Land

Click to hear the audio clip Land read by Lola Koundakjian.???` ??????, ?????????? ????? ??????:??? ????? ?? ??????? ???????`???? ??? ???????:???, ??? ?? ??????,????? ??? ?????????? ???????` ???? ??? ??????? ???`??????, ?????????? ????? ??????:?????? ? ????????????? ???????,?? ??? ?? ???? ???,?????? ??? ??????????? ????.?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????????:???` ??????, ?????????? ????? ??????:???` :?????? ??????????Land,Womb, cemeteryand once again womb.Where I have livedfor many yea ...

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????? ???????: ?? ??????

Click here for the audio clip I loved by Vahan Tekeyan read by Lola Koundakjian.?? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ?? ?????????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ??????... ??? ?????? ????? ????: ?????? ??? ??????????,?????? ???? ?????????????????????, ?????,??? ???? ??????? ??? ??????????? ?????? ??? ???? ??,?? ?? ??????? ????????? ????? ?????????? ???? ???? ????????????? ??? ????? ?? ??????,????? ?? ?? ????? ??????????????? ??????????????? ?????? ??? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ????????????? ????? ?????????????? ...

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Harout Kosdantyan: ??? ? ?? ????

Click to hear the audio clip This is my home read by Lola Koundakjian.????? ?? ??? ????????????` ???? ?????? ??? ?????????,???????????? ??? ?? ????? ????? ??????? ??? ???????,?? ?? ??????, ???????? ????? ????? ?????,_ ??? ? ?? ????, ?? ????????, ??? ? ????? ?? ??????? ????????? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ????,????? ?????, ????? ?? ????, ?????? ?? ???,?????? ? ???? ?????????? ??????? ?? ???`_??? ? ?? ????, ?? ????????, ??? ? ????? ?? ??????? ????? ??????? ???? ??????? ??????????,??????? ? ?? ...

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???????? ??????????? ??????? ??????

Click to hear the audio clip Deceitful read by Lola Koundakjian.???????????? ??????????? ???????????? - ?? ????- ?????? ????? - ? ??????? ????? ??????? ?????????? ????? ???????? ???? ???????? ???? ????????? ??????????????? ???? ???? ????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????????? ???????- ?????? ????? ??-??????? ?? ??????? ???????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????????? ??????????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ?????????? - ????? ????????? ???? ?????????????? ????????? ???? ????? ???? ????????????? ?? ???? ...

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??? ?????????? ??????????

Click to hear the audio clip The poet read by Lola Koundakjian. ?? ?? ????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ????? ??????????? - ?????????? ????? ??????? - ???????????????? ??? ???? ?????????? ??????????? ????? ???????????? ????????????? ??? ????? ?? ????? ?????????? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ????? ????????? ?????????Copyright Ara Djouharian. This poem has appeared in Volume 1 of Yert, the Syrian-Armenian Writers Assoc ...

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Leo Hamalian: "Suite for Shushanik VIII" [Explicit]

Click here to hear the poem Suite For Shushanik VIII read by Lola Koundakjian.This poem was written by Leo Hamalian, in the voice of Arshile GorkyVIII: GORKY'S LAST WORDSPeople of Turkey, this is Arshile Gorky speaking to you,the son of Sedrak and Shushanik Adoian.Listen to me.With my last breath, I forgive you.I forgive you for driving Shushanik and her children across the desert,for shoeing neighbor Sarkis like a horse,for eating Armenian babies because you were hungry,for burning Armenia ...

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????? ??????????? ????? ????? ?????

Click to hear the audio clip The weather is chilly read by Lola Koundakjian.?? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ??????????? ??? ?? ???? ???????? ?? ??????? ?????????, ????? ????? ?????????????????? ??????? ?? ???????????????? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ??? ?????? ?? ???? ??????????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ?????? ???????...????? ??????????Copyright Nanor Injejikian, 2002. This poem has appeared in Volume 1 of Yert, the Syrian-Armenian Writers Association's annual publication and is used here by kind ...

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???????? ??????????: ???????? ???????

Click to hear the audio clip Worn Out Dreams read by Lola Koundakjian. ?.???????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ???????????????????????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??? ????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ????????????????????????? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????? ????? ????????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ?????????????????????????? ??????? ?? ???????????????? ???? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ??????????.?????????? ???? ?????? ?? ???????????????????????????? ??????????????????? ???? ...

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Alan Hovhaness: Lament to Ani

Click to hear the audio clip Lament to Ani read by Lola Koundakjian.I had trustedIn your thousand churches,In the might of your Christian God,But now only broken stonesAnd ruined walls remain,Perhaps he has vanishedTo a distant planetOf a distant sunIn a distant universe,But why has he left youTo the cruel jealousGod of the enemy?Why slay, tearing bone from bone,Stone from stone?Cruel and jealous is theGod of strangers,Terrible the lonelinessAmid ruins.Alan Hovhaness

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???? ?????????????? ?????

Click to hear the audio clip Alone read by Lola Koundakjian???????? ????? ???? ???????? ???????????? ???? ???????????? ?? ????????.???????? ????? ????? ???????????????? ?????? ??????????????? ?? ???????????? ???????? ????? ??? ???? ???,????? ????? ???,??? ???????? ?????? ???? ????? ????.- ??? ??????????? ???? ????? ?????.??? ?????????????????? ?????,?? ??? ????????? ??????????? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???????.?? ???? ???? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ?????????? ????????? ????? ???? ?? ?????????? ...

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Arusyak Ohanyan: ????????????????

Click to hear???????????????? read by Narine Karamyan.????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?????????????, ???????? ??? ??? ?????????`??? ?? ???????, ??? ?? ????????,?~, ????????????? ???? ????? ?????????,??????? ?? ??????, ????? ??? ??????,?? ??????????, ????????, ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ??????? ??? ?, ??? ?? ?? ?????:????~?, ?? ???? ???? ???? ???????`??? ?????????? ????? ??????,??? ?? ???????, ??? ?? ????????,?~, ????????????? ????? ?????????,?????? ?????? ????? ????????, ?? ???? ???????, ...

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????? ????????? ???????????????? ??????? ????????? ?? ?????

Click to hear the audio clip of today's poem read by Lola Koundakjian.????? ???,?? ????, ??? ??, ??? ?? ???,????????? ??????? ?? ?????? ??????? ???????????? ?????????????? ??? ?? ?????? ???????? ??????????...???? ????????,?????? ????? ????? ??????,?? ?? ????? ???? ???????? ??? ???????.??????? ????????? ???? ?????? ????????? ??? ????????? ??? ????????, ??? ????? ...

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Narine Karamyan: Two new poems

Click to hear the audio clip of two poems read by the author, Narine Karamyan.?? ?????? ??????????? ?????????? ???:??????? ??,?????? ???:???~?? ??,????, ???`?? ??????:23/1/2007My lightBeneath your lightIm playing like your child.Showered with joyIm smiling to you.My Light - Lord,Lead me through your way.23/1/2007Translated by the author ***????????? ??????????? ?? ????? ??????? ??? ?????? ???? ??`????:????????? ??,??????? ??????,???? ?????? ??`??????:?????? ?? ?????? ????,?????? ...

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Marin Petrossian: ??????? TRAMWAY

Click the link to hear TRAMWAY read by the author,Marin Petrossian.???????TRAMWAY????????????????? ???????????? ?? ??????????????? ????????????? ????? ?????????? ?? ???????? ??? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????????From the volume ????????? ??????? (On the Armenian Shores), Actual Art, 2006.Tramwaycomme par hasardjoie surprenanteun incident est survenurue Baroniandepuis deux heuresque j'attendaisun tram qui ne venait pastout coup je me suis souvenuqu'il n'y avait benrien perdre ...

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Nora Armani: Mother

Click here for the audio Mother read by the author, Nora Armani.MotherThe sound of your violinThe world was not to hearYou kept it in your heart Your sad smile was its sole reflection deepMother, your violin was sold.Is someone playing it now?Was it used for burning wood?Or, did it become the cross on your lonely tomb? Nora Armani, Paris, 1993

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Vahan Tekeyan: ?????????????

Click here for the audio segment Happiness read by Lola Koundakjian????????????? ??? ? ???...? ????? ???? ????? ???,????????? ?? ???????, ??????????, ????????,?? ??????????? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?????,?? ??????? ?? ??????...?????? ???? ??? ??? ???, ??? ??????? ??? ?????,??? ???????? ???????? ?? ????? ????? ??????,??? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????? ???,???? ??? ?????? ?? ????...?????? ????, ????????? ?????????? ??????,?? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ??????,????? ????? ???????? ?? ...

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William Michaelian: The Fall of the Ten Thousand

Click here for the audio segment The Fall of the Ten Thousand read by Lola Koundakjian.The fig tree wears ten thousand yellowed leaves, each a mortal distance from the ground. Through the window, I see another one is down. When this war is over, frightened blood-sick soldiers will contemplate their deeds, then count them all. Through the window, I see another one is down, another one . . . is down. October 7, 2006 This poem is taken from William Michaelian's Songs and Letters, and ...

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Michael Minassian: OFFERING

Click to hearOFFERING read by the author, Michael Minassian.Here grandfatherhere is the stump of the treewe cut downwhen my hands were too smallto fit around the handle of the saw.Here is the treeyou nurturedw/ its green applesnow rottingon the ground.Here is whereI peed on your shoenear the grape vinewhose leaveswe used to eat.Here is the fireplacewe sat aroundwhile you sang me songs ofthe old countryin the languagethe others had forgotten.Here is the houseyou built& the garden you grewth ...

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Nancy Kricorian: Ghost Children

Click to hearGhost Children read by the author, Nancy Kricorian.At lunchtime I standat the stove spooning soupinto three white bowls.My children eat breadat the table. They laughat the milk moustaches thatI wipe from their faces.On the pantry floor I seethe narrow shadows of theother children, the onewhose bones I left in thedesert in a garden of bones.The sand is still in my hair;their high voices in my ears.My American children can'tsee their unlucky brother andsister who follow close b ...

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Inga Brutyan: ???????/Fire

Click here to hear the episode ??????? read by the author, Inga Brutyan????? ??????? ??,??????????? ?????? ??,?????? ??? ??? ??? ??????,?????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??????:??? ??????? ?,??????? ????????? ??,???? ????? ?????? ???????? ??,??? ????????????????` ???????:?? ?????????? ????? ?????,?? ??????????????? ????????? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????????:???????? ??????? ?.??? ?? ????? ?? ????,??????? ??????? ???????? ?? ??,??????? ?????????? ????????? ?? ???? ...

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Tsovinar Chilingaryan: ?????/Schedule

Click the link to hear ?????/Schedule read by the author, Tsovinar Chilingaryan.????????? ???????? ??? ??????????? ???????? ?????????? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ???????????? ????????? ?? ??????? ???? ?? ?????-??????-???????????????? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ?????? ??? ????????? ?? ??????? ?????.?? ?? ?????? ?????????? ???????? ???? ???????? ???????????????:???? ??? ??????? ?????? ??????? ??? ???????? ?????????? ????????????? ?????? ?????????????????:????? ??????? ????????? ...

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Peter Balakian: Parts of Peonies

Click here to hear Peter Balakian's Parts of Peonies read by Lola Koundakjian.It rained so much in Junesome grew to look like stuffed cabbageor the small heads of lambs.Even the stigmas were buriedunder dense white and red.All day I tried to put my hands into their swollen insides.I thought my touch would reawaken...In the slightest breezethey swooned and things fell into them(as if their nectar glandswere a substance in my mindlike the seed an ovule becomes):the spongy sac inside a goat,al ...

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Helene Pilibosian from "With the Bait of Bread"

Click the link to hear With the Bait of Bread read by Lola Koundakjian.Child, you were andyou learned to be.For a while, Armenian wasa wish you could not fathom.It is still a seaand we fish in it for foodwith the bait of forgotten bread.The moon will be less specificwith the sun and the tidesif you wish it, Child.You are yeast scattered uponthe ground and the rising doughwill grow into tomorrow.You are the yeast ofyour friends in one languageor another.If not already, Armenian willring in o ...

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Michael Minassian: THE HILLS OF MEMORY

Click to hearTHE HILLS OF MEMORY read by the author, Michael Minassian.They say the owl was a bakers daughter.Lord! We know what we are,but not what we may be. - OpheliaIn the evening with the sun goneI could see the stars appearone by one, then in pairs,trees deep dark greenstark against the disappearing gray,silhouetted like the hills of memory.There, near a row of pinesfeet cushioned by the dewing grass,I thought of the owlthat was the bakers daughter;was she chaste as a bird,th ...

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SONIA TASHJIAN: ??????/The words

Click here to hear The words read by the author, Sonia Tashjian.???????????? ??????? ?? ?????? ????? , ?????? ??? ?????????? ????? , ???????? ?????? ?? ????????? :??? ??????? ???? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ????? ??????????? ?????? ??? ? ????? ???????? ?????? ????? ??? ??????? , ???? ??-?????????-? ????????????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ?? ????????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ???? ????? , ?? ?? ??????? ??????? ???? ???????????? ?????? ???? :?????? ??????? ? ...

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Artsvi Bakhchinyan: Yerevan Ladies/??????? ?????????

Click on the link to hear ??????? ?????????/Yerevan Ladies read by the author, Artsvi Bakhchinyan.?????? ?????????????????? ???? ?? ?????? ????????????????, ???????, ??????, ??????????????,??????????????? ?? ??????????????:?????? ??????????????????????? ??????? ?????? ??????????????? ????????? ????????????????? ?????????? ????? ??????,??? ????????? ?????? ?????????????????? ??????:?????? ????????? ???????????????? ?? ????????, ????? ??????? ????? ???????????,???? ??????? ?????? ???????????? ...

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Chouchanik Thamrazian: I have come to tell you

Click to hear the audio clip ?? ???? ?? ??? ?????? read by the author and recorded live in June 2007, at the International Poetry Festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Silva Kaputikyan: Armenian Eyes

Click to hear ???????? ????? read by Tamar Gasparyan-Chester.???? ?? ??????, ??? ????? ???????????? ?? ???, ?? ?????? ?? ????,?????? ???????? ?????? ??????,???????? ?????, ??????? ?? ????:????, ????? ?????? ??? ?? ????????,??????? ??????? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? ????, ?????? ???????,?????? ??????? ????? ????????:????? ???????????

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Sojourn at Ararat celebrates its 20th anniversary

Sojourn at Ararat started as a play based on translations of Armenian poetry through the ages. Staged as a two person play, it was created and performed by Gerald Papasian and Nora Armani. It opened at the Edinburgh Festival in 1986 and toured internationally in its English and French versions from 1987 to 1999. The 20th anniversary revival was performed in Marseille's National Theatre La Criee, and in Paris, followed by a recording of the French version in Bordeaux. The English version rev ...

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William Michaelian: Sanctuary

Click here to hear the audio clip of Sanctuary read by the author William Michaelian.At last you've foundmy room, this sunless cavewith writing onthe walls. Be careful, now,don't disturb the bones. But heed the moans,heed the moans."Sanctuary" also appears in Another Song I Know, a collection of short poems by William Michaelian released in June 2007 by Cosmopsis Books in San Francisco.Author's NoteWhen Lola asked me to read some of my poems for the audio portion of the Armenian Poetry Proj ...

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Sonia Tashjian: ????????/SELF - CERTIFICATE

Click here to hear SELF - CERTIFICATE read by the author, Sonia Tashjian.????????????????????????? ?? ?? ???????? ?,??????? ????`?????????? ???????? ???????,? ???????????? ????? ????????:????????????????? ?? ?? ??? ?,???????????? ?????? ????? .?? ??? ???????? ?,?? ??????????? ? ?? ????? ???,???????? :(??? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ??? ??????????,?????? ?????? ???? ?,??????? ???????????????? ??????) :????????? ??????? ? ?????? ???,??????? ??????? ?????? ??? : SELF - CERTIFICATE Transl ...

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Peter Balakian: Some Flowers

Some Flowers read by Lola KoundakjianPoppiesI.Bright orange in the morningcupping the fragrant airof the upstate summer.All my aunt remembered of Armenia.In the hot sun,I look them dead center --papery petals streaked blackaround the anther sacs;pollen gets into my nose,I should brush it from my face,but when I look in the flower's dark pitthe base of the pistil's missing.II.When the butterylight of the moonfalls on themI see into their eyes.Men and women who bore my namehave gone from face ...

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Inga Brutyan: ??? ??? ?????????/They don't understand me

Click here to hear the episode They Don't understand me read by the author, Inga Brutyan??? ??? ???????????? ????????? ??? ????,?? ??????? ?? ??????,????? ?????? ????? ?? ??, ?? ??? ??????? ?? ???????:???????? ? ?????? ??????? ????? ? ?????? ?????,????????? ? ?????? ???????? ?????? ? ?? ???????:????? ?? ?? ???? ???????, ??? ???? ?? ??? ?????????:?~?, ??? ?? ??????,???? ??? ??? ?? ?????,?? ?????? ??? ?? ??????:Copyright Inga Brutyan

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Arusyak Ohanyan/???????? ???????: ??????????? ???? ???????

Click to hear??????????? ???? ??????? read by Narine Karamyan.?????? ???? '?, ?? ?????? ???, ?? ?? ????? ????? ????????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????, ??????? ?????:?????? ???? '?, ?????? ??? ??,?? ???? ?????? ??? ?????????,?? ???????? ???????? ????? ???????? ?? ...??? ???????, ?????? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ?????` ?? ????? ?? ???, ??? ???????,?????????? ??? ?????? ?? ???????,????????? ????? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ????? ?? ????-?????????? ??? ??????? ????? ???? ???????`???????????? ...

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Marin Petrossian: ??????/DJIVANI

Click the link to hear DJIVANI read by the author,Marin Petrossian.??????DJIVANI?????? ??????????? ???????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????? ????????? ??? ?????????? ?????????? ???????? ?????????? ??? ????? ????????? ????From the volume ????????? ??????? (On the Armenian Shores), Actual Art, 2006.

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Shushanik Kurghinian: Thats Her, They Say

Click the link to hear the audio clipThats Her, They Say read by Shushan Avagyan.?? ?, ????? ????? ? ????? ?? . . . ?????????????? -?? ?????, ??????? ?????? ?? ??????.????? ??????? ????? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ????????? ? ????? ?? . . . ?????????????? -??????? ?????? ??? ? ??????? . . .?? ?????? ????? ??????? ?????????????? ?????, ?????? ???????? . . .??? ?????? ????? . . . ???? ??? ????? ???.????? ??????? ????????? ?? ??? -??? ?????????? ?? ?????? ???????????? ???????? ?????? ...

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Nancy Kricorian: The Survivor

Click to hearThe Survivor read by the author, Nancy Kricorian.All this pain is for which of our sins? Catholicos Vazken I, 1988In this dream you walk pastthe school's sheared facade;from their desks the childrencall and wave. A teacherpoints at a map of Armenia.The ceilings drop like eyelids.You wake to another dreamof soot-stained faces arounda fire fueled by broken chairs.You wish the earth wouldswallow the rows of coffinsin the playing field. The livingsearch for ...

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Michael Minassian: CHERRY TREES

Click to hearCHERRY TREES read by the author, Michael Minassian.Down a foot worn pathon the outskirts of the forestthe cherry trees stoodsurrounding an abandoned fieldsome farmer had leftto the sun, wild grain, and dandelion fuzz.Picking cherries, the sunbeat on our backsas my grandfather held meamong the branches, my limbs stained red with cherry blood,my shirt stuck to my skinwith the suns hot breath.One day we took a different path homeour pails bumping together,brimming with cherriesf ...

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David Boyajian contribues a song for APP's first anniversary

Click to hear the special anniversary audio clipOLD BEGINNINGS sung by David Boyajian.??? ?????????????????? ???? ????? ???????????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????,????? ??? ???? ?? ?????????????? ??????, ?????, ?????: ???, ???? ???, ?????? ?? ???,??????? ???????? ?? ???????.????? ?????? ???????, ????? ??? ???? ????? ?????? : ??????? ????????? ??????????? ???? ????? ??? ?????.??????? ??? ????? ????? ,??? ????????? ?????? ??????: ???, ???? ???, ?????? ?? ???,??????? ???????? ?? ???????.????? ?????? ...

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Paruyr Sevak: Accidental

Click to hear the audio clip????????? ?? ???????? ???????? read by Tamar Gasparyan-Chester.???? ?? ??????? ????????? ?? ???????? ?????????? ??????? ?? ????? ??????? ??????????????? ?????? ? ?????,?? ??????? ????,?? ??????? ????? ??????? ??????,?? ??????? ???? ?????? ??????,?? ??????? ????? ???????? ??????.?????????? ??? ???????? ???????,?????????? ???? ??????? ??????,?? ??????? ????? ??? ??????-?????,?? ??????? ????? ??? ??????- ??????? ??? ??????, ?????? ??? ? ????,?? ???? ??????? ???? ? ...

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Shushanik Kurghinian: Im Deserting You

Click the link to hearIm Deserting You read by Shushan Avagyan.??? ????? ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?????,?????? ??? ????? ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????.???? ???, ??? ?????? ???? ?????, ??? ????????????? ????? ? ??? ????? ?????? ?? ??????? ???????????????? ??? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ??????,?? ???????? ????? ??? ????? ??????????? ???.??? ??? ?? ?????. ? ??? ??????? ?????-??????????? ???????? ?? ???? ??????. ???? ??? ???????? ??? ??? ???, ?????? ??? ?????? ??? ? ??? ?????,?????? ????????? ...

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Artsvi Bakhchinyan: Be my lover/????

Click the link to hear the audio file Be my lover read by the author, Artsvi Bakhchinyan.???? ?? ?????, ????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ????? ?????, ?? ????? ????????????? ??????????? ????????, ???? ?? ????? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ???? /25 ?./____________Copyright Artsvi BakhchinyanThis poem has previouly appeared in the BNAGIR literary journal and is reprinted by kind permission of its author.

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Vahan Teryan: My eyes mirroring yours

Click to hear?? ?????? ??? read by Tamar Gasparyan-Chester.?? ?????? ??? ?? ??????? ?????,?? ?? ????? ??? ???????? ?? ????,?? ???? ????????? ?? ?? ?????? ????,??? ???? ??????? ?? ????? ?????????:??? ?? ?? ???? ????????? ?? ???,????? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ??.??? ???? ?????????? ????????? ?? ???,?? ?????? ?? ??? ? ??? ??????:??? ?? ?? ???? ????????? ?? ???,?? ?????? ??? ?? ??????? ?????.?? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?????????,??? ?? ???, ??? ?? - ???? ??????1904-1905????? ??????

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Sonia Tashjian: ????????

Click the link to hear the audio clip????????read by the author, Sonia Tashjian.????? ??????? ??? ??????????? ?? ??????? ???? ?? :??? ?????? ??????????? ??????????`????? ? ????? ?????? ???????? ??????????? ????????? ?????:??????????? ???? ? ????????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ?????? ????? ,???????? ????? ????? ?? ????????? ?? ???????????? ?????? ??????,??????? ??????????? ????? ??????????? ????? :????????? ??????? ?????? ???????? ?`???????????? ??? ??????? ??????? .?????? ??????? ?? , ????? ...

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Michael Minassian: BROKEN PROMISES

Click to hearBROKEN PROMISESread by the author, Michael Minassian.Let me take youto a stone altarsomewhere north ofArabiaon the roadto Holy Russiawe stop toloot&plunderthe sands of dryriver beds.Let me bring youdark delightsin palaces of pleasurewhich disappeareach dawnwith the cracking sun.Let me take youto black tentsflutteringin the desert windto hard rideson camels changing horseson the plainsof Asia Minorarriving finallyat the baseof Mt. Araratto old menselling splintersof woodpieces ...

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Marin Petrossian: ??????? ??? ????? ?/YEREVAN IS A BIG CITY

Click to hear YEREVAN IS A BIG CITY read by the author,Marin Petrossian.??????? ??? ????? ?YEREVAN IS A BIG CITY?????????? ????? ?,????? ??? ????? ? ??????, ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??????,????? ?????????? ???????? ?, ?????????? ??????,??? ?????? ???? ??????????? ?? ??????? ?? ??? ??????? ?? ?????? ???????,????????? ????????????? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ????????, ?????? ????? ?? ????,???? ?????????? ??????? ??????, ???? ?? ??? ?????????, ?? ????? ??????? ?? ??????????,?? ???????? ???? ??? ...

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Artsvi Bakhchinyan: Insomnia/???????????

Click here to hear the audio clip Anknoutioun read by the author, Artsvi Bakhchinyan.??? ??????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ?????? ?:??? ???????? ???????????????? ??? ??? ??????????` ???????????????????` ??????????` ?????????????? ???? ??? ???????? ?? ????? ??????????????????, ??? ?? ??? ????????,??????? ????????????, ????? ?? ??????????, ?????? ????????????????????? ?? ???????? ????? ??????????????????????`?? ???????? ???????????:??? ??????? ?:??????? ???????? ????? ???????? ???? ??? ...

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Nora Armani: Fruits of Love

Click here for the audio clipFruits of Loveread by the author, Nora Armani.When my mind is away,When my reason is asleep,Ill steal away to be myself.Then the earth will make love to meAnd impregnate me with fruits of the universe:peaches for love, apples for lust and pomegranates for plenty.The earth will make love to me and I will flyTo spread the pollen of good will, to bring the nectar of harmony,to the world, sweet as original sin.And the fruits of love will fall back on earth like rai ...

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?????? ????????/Gayane Ghazaryan: ??????? ??????? ???????? ????? ??? ?????????

Click to hear??????? ??????? ???????? ????? ??? ????????? read by Tamar Gasparyan-Chester.????? ???????? ???? ??????? ??????? ????,?????? ??????? ????????? ???:????? ???????? ?????????? ?????,?? ?????????? ?? ??????????? ??? ???? ????:???? ?? ?????????.??? ?????????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ???? ??????? ?????? ????? ????????:???????? ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ???????? ?????:????????? ???????????? ???? ?????? ??? ????????? ??? ????? ???????? ? ?????:???? ????? ????????? ????? ??? ????? ???? ...

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Shushanik Kurghinian: Lined Up

Click the link to hearLined Up in the Sky read by Shushan Avagyan.????? ?????, ????? ??????????????? ?????? ??????.?? ???? ?????? ?????? ?????,??? ??? ???? ??? ?? ????????, ?????????, ????? ????????? ???????, ?? ?????????.????? ????? ????? ????????? ??????? ??? ??????????? ?? ?? ?? ????? ????,???? ?????, ???? ?? ???.?????-??????? ????? ????????? ?? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ???? ??????????????, ????????.???, ?????????, ????? ?????,?? ??????? ?????????, ?????????, ????? ??????,??? ?? ??????? ...

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Hamo Sahyan: I would have liked

Click to hear?? ?????? read by the Tamar Gasparyan-Chester.?? ?????? ??? ??? ??????????? ?????? ?? ????,?? ?????? ??? ??? ??????????? ???????? ?? ????:?? ?????? ??? ??? ?????????? ?????? ??????,?? ?????? ?? ???? ???????? ?? ??? ???????? ??????? ??? ?? ????????? ???? ???? ???,?? ?????? ???? ???? ??????? ??????? ??? ??????:???? ??????

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Michael Minassian: DESERT SONG

Click to hearDESERT SONG read by the author, Michael Minassian.IAs I rub my eyes with cracked hands,objects appear to waver,dissolving like a miragealong hot, dusty roads;we turn the windshield wipers on,next the headlights;sand seeps in through the cracksaround windows and doors.The car stops, its partsclogged with sand.The wind blows and blows;the desert loves itself;it moves, it changes,it kills for more.There is too much dust in the air;sand spills from the mouth, the nose;motes the si ...

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Lorne Shirinian: Glinas

Lorne Shirinian's Glinas read by Paula Fedeski-Koundakjian.LHpital du Haut RichelieuSt-Jean, Qubec10:32 amthe waiting room is fullwaitingin the waiting roomfull of waitingwaitingsurrounded some fatsome ruddy-facedblue-veined andhackingsome light up yet anotherto draw the thick blue smokedeep into the dead alveoliof their lizard lungsthey are waitingI am waitingthen at 10:32the electric crackle staticthrough the thin speakerannounces a new listof hopeful namesGrgoire, Tremblay, Lefe ...

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Nancy Kricorian: The Angel

Click to hearThe Angel read by the author, Nancy Kricorian.My grandmother is in heaven. This heaven has no Turks, no women in skimpy bathing suits, no squirrels in the pear trees. Her mansion is very clean and there are plastic covers on the furniture. In the morning she combs out her long hair and puts on a blue-flowered dress. Jesus stops by for coffee and cheoregs. She claps her hands when she sees the fuchsia he has brought her. Grandma and Jesus sit in the kitchen and talk about ...

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Sonia Tashjian ???? / Love

Click here to hear Love read by the author, Sonia Tashjian.??? ?????, ????????? ???????? ??? ? ?????????? ??????????? ??????? ???? ?????????????? ????? ????????? ??????? ????? ?????????????? ?.?????? ???? ????, ?????????? ???? ???? ????? ????, ??? ???? ??? ?? ?????.??????? ????????? ???????????????? ???????? ??? ?????? ? ????????.???? ?????????? ????? ???????? ?? ?? ????????????.????? ???? ? ??????? ???????????????? ???, ???????, ????????? ????????? ?????? ????????:?????????? ????????? ??? ...

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Tsovinar Chilingaryan: Untitled

Click the link to hear Untitled read by the author, Tsovinar Chilingaryan.??????`?????????????????? ????????????-???????? ???????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??????????????????????????? ??????? ?????`?????? ?? ??????? ????????????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ???????? ??? ?????????? ????? ????????????????? ?? ????????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??????Copyright Tsovinar Chilingaryanin the dreamin the nighti shall stop the bushalfway and get outi shall not let you diei shall put outthe cigaretteon the nearby walland throu ...

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Marine Petrossian: ?????????

Click the link to hearBecauseread by the author, Marin Petrossian.??????????????????????? ???????? ??????????? ????????????????? ?? ????????????????????? ???? ??? ???????????? ????? ??????? ??????Copyright Marine Petrossian.From the volume ????????? ??????? (On the Armenian Shores), Actual Art, 2006

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Nora Armani: Exile

Click to hear the audio clipExileread by the author, Nora Armani.Once more an exile, an exile for all living memory.Stuck to my genes, this state of mind,like colour of hair, skin, mode and manner,forms an integral part my being other.No civil wars, deportation, forceful displacements for me.Handed down through generations, not racial though genetic,This innate property is my dowry at birth.I am a native exileCopyright Nora Armani, 2004This poem was recently published as part of the Poet ...

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Artsvi Bakhchinyan: ????? ??????? ??????????? ???????

Click here to access the audio clip????? ??????? ??????????? ???????read by the author, Artsvi Bakhchinyan.????,?? ?????? ???????:???? ??? ??? ??????, ?? ???????????????? ??????? ?? ?????????? ??????? ?? ???????,??? ?????, ?????, ???????, ??? ????????? ?????????,?? ???, ???, ???? ?????????:?????? ???????? ???? ???????,???? ??????? ?????????? ???? ???????,?????????? (?????????) ???????,?????? ??????? ???????,?? ???? ????????????????? ??????? ??? ????????? ??????? ?????:???? ????,?? ?????? ?? ...

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Sonia Tashjian: ?????

Click here to hear ????? read by the author, Sonia Tashjian. ????? ????? ??????? ????? ????????? ????? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ??????? ????????? :?????~? ?????????? ? ?????` ????????????? ?? ??????? ????? :?????? ??????? ????????? ????????? ??????? ?? ???????? ` ??????? ???????????? ?????????? ????? , ?????? ? ????? ???????? ??????????? ? ??????? ????? ?????????? .? ????? , ???????? , ?? ??? ?? ? ???? ? ?????? ???????????? ????? ?????~ ?? ???????? ???????????~ ?? ???????????????? ???????? ...

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Karen Karslyan: LOVE AT EVERY SIGHT

Click the link to hear LOVE AT EVERY SIGHT read by the author, Karen Karslyan.????? ?????? ???? ????????????????? ????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ??? ??????????????????? ??? ?? ??????????? ?? ??? ????????? ?????????????? ??????? ???????? ?? ????????????? ???????????????? ??????? ???? ????? ???????? ??????? ?? ???????? ?? ???????? ?????? ??????? ????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ???? ???????????? ??????? ??? ????????? ??? ???????? ????????? ???? ?? ???????????? ?? ...

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SPECIAL EDITION: Two short poems by Lola Koundakjian

It's not just another day...It's me plus one year...myself growing, evolving, continuously...So on this birthday, I release two pieces written in July of 2006.Click the link to hearIn my sleep, and, In flightread by the celebrant herself.?????? ?????? ??????????? ??????? ?,??????? ?????,????????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ??????????? ??????????????? ??????????????? ???????Dedicated to the Kroshian family, in Boston.??????? ????? ?,??????? ?? ?????????? ???????? ?????.???? ?????? ?? ???? ...

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Marin Petrossian: ???? ??????? ????? ?? ??????/THREE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED IN AUTUMN

Click the link to hearTHREE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED IN AUTUMNread by the author,Marin Petrossian.???? ??????? ????? ?? ??????THREE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED IN AUTUMN?? ????? ??????????? ??? ?? ???? ?????????? ?????? ????? ??? ???? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?????? ??????????????? ??? ?? ????????? ?? ?? ??? ?????????? ?? ????? ?????? ?????????------?? ????? ???????????????? ????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???????????? ????????? ???????? ?????????? ??? ???????? ?????????????? ???? ...

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Tsovinar Chilingaryan: Anvernakir/??????????

Click the link to hear ?????????? read by the author,Tsovinar Chilingaryan. ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?? ????? ??? ??????? ?? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??????????? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????????? ??? ????? ??? ????????? ?? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ????? ???? ?? ?????????? ??? ??? ???????? ????? ?? ??????? ?? ????? ? Copyright Tsovinar Chilingaryan

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?????? ?????????/Violet Grigoryan: ???

Click the link to hear Love read by the author, Violet Grigoryan ?. ??? ? ???????, ?? ???????? ?... ?????????? ? ???????, ?? ??????? ? ??? ??????????????? ??????, ??? ?,??? ????? ??? ?, ??????? ??????,?? ??????????, ?? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? ?????,????? ?? ??? ???????? ???????????, ???????, ????? ???, ??,?????, ?????? ?????? ?, ??????, ??? ?????????????????????? ??? ??...?? ??? ??????,????????? ??? ??...??? ?????????,????????? ??? ??...??? ????? ?????????, ???????? ?? ???? ????????,?????? ...

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Shushanik Kurghinian: I am the one/??? ?? ?? ??????

Click here to hear the clip of Shushanik Kurghinian's "I am the one"/??? ?? ?? ?????? read by Shushan Avagyan ??? ?? ?? ?????? ???????? ??????????, 1908 ??? ?? ?? ??????, ?????? ??? ??? ????? ???????.??? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ???? ??????? ???????? ????. ??????? ?????? ?????? ? ???? ??? ????? ??????, ?? ???? ????????, ?? ?????? ???? ??????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ???????? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ...

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Artsvi Bakhchinyan: Yerevan

We welcome back author Artsvi Bakhchinyan. Click here to hear Yerevan read by the author. ?????? ????,????,????? ????,?????? ???`???????? ?????,??? ??????????: ?????,?????? ???????,?????? ???`????? ??? ?????,????? ?????????: ???? ??????,????-????,?????? ???`??? ?? ????,?? ?????, ?? ?????: ?? ???????? ?? ????????,?? ??????, ?? ?????,?????? ???`????? ??????...???? ??????...

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Daniel Varoujan: The Working Girl

Daniel Varoujan's The working girl read by Yeraz Markarian ??????????? ?????????? ?????, ???? ??????,????????? ??? ?'??????.?? ???????? ???????? ??? ?'??????????????? ????????: ???? ????? ??? ?? ????? ?????, ?? ????????????` ?? ????? ?? ?????.??? ?? ????? ????? ????? ????? ?????`?? ???? ?????` ?? ?????: ?? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ? ????.????? ????? ?? ????.?? ?? ????? ????????????? ????, ??'???,?????? ???? ????????: ??? ?????????? ?? ????????, ???????????? ????? ??? ?? ?????.??? ????? ...

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Nahapet Roussinian: Cilicia

Click here to hear ???????, read by poet Narine Karamyan. This poem has been rendered to a song, with music by Yeranian. ???????????` ?. ??????????, ??????. ?.???????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????,?? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ????,????? ?????? ??? ???????, -??? ????? ???? ??????? ????.????? ?????? ?? ????? ?????,????? ?????? ?????? ????`?????? ?????? ??? ???????,??????, ?? ??? ????? ???: ???? ???????? ??????,????? ??????? ? ???? ??????.???? ???????? ??????,??????? ? ???? ?????????.????, ???? ??? ...

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Nora Armani: This August is not

Click here to hear This August is not read by the author, Nora Armani. This August is not This heavy rain in August Bears witness to the topsy-turvy world were in. On the eve of yet another one of my birthdays, I am not sure if it is an occasion To look back and value or regret? Thank God I made it so far But what good is that without those that loved me so, and who I didnt have time to love half as much. Life is strange, stranger than death, a stranger to death. My ...

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Peter Balakian: To Arshile Gorky

Click here to hear the clip To Arshile Gorky read by Lola Koundakjian. To Arshile Gorky 1. Landscape The sun hangs all day in sight.Highsummer is on me. I watchthe fantailed leaves of the chestnutspread in the air. Hemlock and rosebring back the purple earth.Before my eyes this very noonthree cardinals rising from fuschiabecame a plume thinning in the air. In my boyhood gardenmy father's vines were weightywith the honey-scent of hanging things - eggplant, color of the blood-in-ve ...

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