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“Sometimes when one wakes up in the morning one thinks that truth is right next to the bed, like an open grave with a few wilted flowers, ready to receive.”

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

#queue #kafka my beloved

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“Oh demon within, I am afraid and seldom put my hand up to my mouth and stitch it up covering you, smothering you from the public voyeury eyes of my typewriter keys.”

— Anne Sexton, Demon

#queue #poetry #quotes

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april 24th, 2024

Every year, on April 24th, from early in the morning until late into the night, Armenians make the pilgrimage to the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan, honoring the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey.

#my photography #armenian genocide #armenian history #armenia #tsitsernakaberd #world history #world war 1 #april 24th

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Tsitsernakaberd memorial, Yerevan. April 24 of each year marks Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.

"The 44-meter stele symbolizes the national rebirth of Armenians. Twelve slabs are positioned in a circle, representing the twelve lost provinces in present-day Turkey. In the center of the circle, at a depth of 1.5 meters, there is an eternal flame dedicated to the 1.5 million people killed during the Armenian genocide."

#armenian genocide #tsitsernakaberd #armenia

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The man reciting the poem INDEED had a heavenly voice 😍 I had no idea what he was saying but he got me 😅 Is there anything with him in English?

I think he got all of us hehe

I'm afraid he doesn't speak English, thus, Armenian poems must suffice 🌻

the man in question

#asks #on top of having a heavenly voice #he's also a terrific actor #I've had the privilege of seeing him perform 2 times....to say that i was impressed won't quite cut it

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girl armenian men are fine af

aren't they? 😊

#asks

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If you're curious to find out what the poem sounds like in Armenian (or what Armenian sounds like), here it is being read by a heavenly voice.

"Love One Another", Vardan Hakobyan (translated by metamorphesque)

#quotes #literature #poetry #translated literature #love poems #armenian literature #armenian poetry #my translations #poems #vardan hakobyan #musings on love #Youtube

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"Love One Another", Vardan Hakobyan (translated by metamorphesque)

#quotes #literature #poetry #translated literature #love poems #armenian literature #armenian poetry #my translations #poems #vardan hakobyan #musings on love

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But out of this astounding, intolerable pain came joy; we gave each other joy that night.

James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room

#quotes

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If you're curious to find out what the poem sounds like in Armenian (or what Armenian sounds like), here it is being read by a heavenly voice.

"Close your eyes", Paruyr Sevak (translated by metamorphesque)

#my translations #quotes #literature #poetry #classic literature #translated literature #poems #love poems #armenian literature #armenian poetry #paruyr sevak #Youtube

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april 2024

#nature #trees #photography #april #spring

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Excerpt from "Short Talks" by Anne Carson

[text ID: Day after day I think of you as soon as I wake up. Someone has put cries of birds on the air like jewels.]

#quotes

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Czesław Miłosz, from “It Was Winter” (tr. Czesław Miłosz, Renata Gorczynski, Robert Hass, & Robert Pinsky), New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001 [ID'd]

#poetry

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"The Dance", Siamanto (translated by Peter Balakian)

#poetry #quotes #literature #classic literature #translated literature #armenian literature #armenian poetry #armenian genocide #siamanto #peter balakian #poems

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~Vahan Tekeyan, poet and survivor of the Armenian Genocide

#poetry #armenian poetry #armenian literature #vahan tekeyan

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if u could get paid for it would you ever fully translate an Armenian book (be it a novel or poetry collection?)

I would, in a heartbeat I would! And I’m being totally honest with you; I’d gladly translate Armenian literature without even thinking of receiving any revenue. The idea that by doing so, even one foreigner learns about the existence, history, and soul of your nation is enough of a reward for me. It wouldn't be incorrect to fear that the future of my dear nation is in danger. Culture, literature, language – these are resilient forces, able to withstand the storms brought about by time. If by translating heaps of pieces, I could prolong the life of my nation for even a fraction of a millisecond… (I think the rest can be left unsaid).

Alas, at the moment I’m working and studying full-time, which leaves me very little free time. Not enough to translate whole novels or poetry collections, but I’m doing my best to work on at least two poems each month.

#asks #translated literature #my translations #armenian literature

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also I just want to say- i am sorry for what your people's ancestors and ancestresses went through and my hearth breaks knowing what are still suffering Armenian people in Azerbajan. It is truly horrible not only what Armenian people went through, but that you (as in: the whole Armenian population) are still not allowed to have a closure because the real responsable have never apologized or even recoignized the fact that the genocide happened.

I knew about the genocide because an Italian writer of Armenian origins wrote two books called "La Masseria delle Allodole" and "La Strada Per Smirne", that I suppose are a bit autobiographic or at least family-biographic, because they told the stories of what her family and theirs families and friends went through back in the day. I don't know if they are avaliable in English, or how accurate they are, but I supposed you might be interested in knowing that they exist and they are read💕

wishing you the best.

Dearie, thank you for your message and your empathy. It means a lot to me and to many Armenians to hear such understanding and support. Understanding, wrapped in the warmth of compassion, is a beacon of hope amidst the darkness of unresolved grievances.

Recognition and acknowledgment of genocides and historical injustices are crucial steps toward healing and reconciliation. Alas, this is a luxury that my nation cannot afford. To this very day, Azerbaijan and its puppetmaster Turkey are overtly and unashamedly pursuing their barbarous agenda of “leaving only one Armenian alive – and that is for a museum”, and the world is doing nothing but supporting them. The fact that our government is not better than those savages and is slowly but surely selling our land to the enemy leaves little room to hope.

Ah! Antonia Arslan! How can an Armenian not know this name? I saw the movie adaptation (brilliant!) of “The Lark Farm” when I was 8 and I have not been the same ever since. The harrowing truth that’s portrayed in the film (the book) is simply impossible to bear for the human psyche. I remember weeping for hours and not being able to stop.

Once again – thank you, dear, for your compassion. It means more than you can imagine.

Take care!

#lovely people #asks #armenian history #armenian genocide